As a mental exercise, this is the linear timeline of the story, with flashbacks first then the main story.

• Valens-timeFebruary 14, 2018
  James and Lucinda sit together in a booth in the cozy part of a subterranean food hall polished in brass and marble, located underneath a large bank tower in downtown Austin near James’ office and down… Read more: Valens-time
• Bye, JemmySeptember 21, 2018
  Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. (Soren Kierkegaard) James is standing on the threshold of his living room, looking down into his dark garage. Morning light floods in from the… Read more: Bye, Jemmy
• The Glade of LamentSeptember 21, 2018
  Friday, September 21, 2018 Heading out his front door, James wears a snug lime-green T-shirt with the words Similes Are Like Metaphors emblazoned on the front. Lucinda had backed herself out of his garage and his… Read more: The Glade of Lament