The Weight of the Line: A Novel of Asphalt, Easements, and the Heavy Toll of Suburban Sovereignty
CHAPTER 1: THE DRIVEWAY LINE The steering wheel felt like cold grit under Arthur’s palms. He didn’t cut the ignition. When you’ve spent twenty-two years working infrastructure for the county, you learn to let seven tons of steel do the talking before you ever open your mouth. The asphalt of the driveway was old, webbed…