Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Sweet on the Grumpy Neighbor

Author: Paige Ellison Listening Length: 8h 58m

The man next door is the same Ian I admired from a distance fifteen years ago, only the smiles and easy banter are gone. A friend's offer of cheap rent was meant to steady life for me and my five-year-old son, not leave me beside a reclusive grouch who would rather glare than take cupcakes from my bakery. After my last...

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Five-year-olds are fun. Sometimes, they don’t pay attention to significant events—like, say, a big move—and carry on as though nothing in their life has changed. Other times, they fixate obsessively on one small detail and refuse to let it go.

Tonight, it’s the fixation.