David Given Schwarm

WHERE I’M CALLING FROMwritten by Raymond Carverread by Charles Baxter WE ARE ON the front porch at Frank Martin’s drying-out facility. Like the rest of us at Frank Martin’s, J.P. is first and foremost a drunk. But he’s also a chimney sweep. It’s his first time here, and he’s scared. I’ve been here once before.…

Life is like a cash register in that every account, every thought, every deed, and every sale, is registered and recorded.