This story is set in Little Rock, Arkansas. Although I know the names of all its schools and parks and where everything is located, lovers of Little Rock (of which I am definitely one) shouldn’t expect to recognize its topography, the Pulaski County Courthouse, or find the Armitage Hotel, Ben’s, or Stafford State University. They also shouldn’t believe that these fictional characters and events have any connection with reality—they exist only in the imagination of the author and his readers.