The Smoke Alarm Next Door Wasn’t Warning Me About a Fire

I stood there staring at the wood, wondering what kind of person reacted that aggressively to a simple question.

I just left it. I wasn’t about to get into a physical altercation with a guy who clearly had a short fuse and a penchant for burning toast. I went back to my living room, turned up the volume on the telly, and tried to ignore the faint chirping continue reading …