I Believe This Is A True Story

Warning — this describes the death of an animal.

Our family lived on a quiet street in 1958. It was all single family houses on that block, and most of the houses had been built in pieces. Sometimes, the basement was poured and finished, and the family lived in the basement while completing the rest of the house. As a result, the houses were all different sizes and designs. It made the neighbourhood visually interesting, and people rarely moved away. The houses did have commonalities, though. Every one had a clothesline in the back to hang…