Redhead by the Side of the Road: A novel

atavistic,”

momentarily mistook the hydrant for a redhead and gave his usual shake of the shoulders at how repetitious this thought was, how repetitious all his thoughts were, how they ran in a deep rut and how his entire life ran in a rut, really.

Like most families, the Mortimers believed that their family was more fascinating than anybody else’s.

Luella Carter was too weak now to manage stairs. Her