Tales from Olympia

Black HouseIn Olympia, Washington, there exists a last-resort real estate option known to the indigent, downtrodden, and afflicted—the black houses. Nothing good ever happens in these dwellings of despair and squalor. That's exactly where we find our down-on-her-luck protagonist, residing in a black house, struggling with addiction, failing to make ends meet, and mentally unraveling. The house has...