Fig season's over. This time what came through the door needed peeling, and I was still peeling when the sun came up.

• GalbaDid you think I wouldn't notice a pomegranate missing from the kitchen?
  MaximoKnew I'd get caught. Peeled it slow anyway.
• JuniaEven a house pet's fruit gets counted out one by one. Everything that enters the ledger is a price.