Seen It All And Done The Rest (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
“That’s a rumor,” she said calmly. “You can’t put a prison right in the middle of a neighborhood like that.” We were sitting in the kitchen looking through seed catalogues. The garden had gone from strictly sunflowers to a more eclectic mix of sunflowers, collard greens, herbs, and tomatoes. Abbie liked the idea of growing things that were beautiful to look at right beside things that were good to eat, and the idea of Louie cooking a meal with our very own produce made all of our mouths water. I had no idea there were so many different kinds of tomatoes to choose from, but Abbie was considering them all. “Councilman Rogers didn’t even mention it,” I said. “He was too busy telling me how much respect he had for Ms. Woodruff.” Abbie looked at me. “You know what we need? A dedication ceremony.” She wasn’t fully engaging in my rant against the powers that be. I had a lot more to say about the nerve of them, the bad intentions of them, the stupidity of them, but Abbie was smiling happily and looking at a paperback copy of The Farmers’ Almanac.
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