by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
By the time they reached the East Wing, Kendis was starting to regret every life choice that had led to owning a house large enough to require stamina. Not because she hated showing it off. She loved the Concord House. She loved the warm wood under her boots, the...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
The West Wing had been the part of the tour Kendis had been both excited for and dreading. The first floor had been impressive in the way rich people houses were supposed to be impressive. Foyer, lounge, dining room, infirmary, library, gym, mudroom. All of it had...
by ingloriousgigi | Jun 9, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
The Concord House had opinions about parties. Kendis knew that because the moment she stepped into the foyer with a tray of champagne flutes floating behind her, the lights warmed by exactly two degrees, the plants on the console table perked up like nosy aunties, and...
by ingloriousgigi | May 31, 2026 | Some Assembly Required, Stories
The first argument about Concord House happened before there was a Concord House. There was only dirt. Well, dirt, a long stretch of Sunland hillside, a view of the mountains, a half-legal access road, three construction trailers, a rented port-a-potty Tony had...