The Eyeglass Chain

The disappearances continue, a handful of Q-tips, one of the cedar blocks she keeps at the back of her closet to deter moths. Evelyn's daughters had been trained by advertising to throw out perfectly good things and replace them with the not much improved. Scotty doesn't always steal something. He comes to the apartment and folds towels fresh from the dryer or helps her wash the windows with windex and newspaper. She feels in some unusual way, chosen.