Dec 11, 2019
8 min read
The Weight of Paper
It was time for Lenny to move. In the last ten years, he had not spent more than one year at any residence, systematically breaking the hearts of landlords all over Chicago who had come to know him as an exemplary tenant, with his neat and quiet ways, and obsessive devotion to paying his rent on time. All were sad to see him go. Despite this and the enticements they would offer to make him renew his lease, he would buy a calendar each December and write…
