The Bricks and Rainbows of the Marmalade
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Ep. 8: Heat Warnings
By August, Salt Lake City felt brittle. The heat pressed down on Marmalade like a hand on the back of…
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Ep. 7: Receipts, Rainbows, and Retaliation
Grant didn’t come over that week. Which was how they knew something was coming. The Fair Housing investigator, her name…
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Ep. 6: Pride Comes Before a Fall
By the first week of June, the Marmalade District was draped in rainbow everything. Flags fluttered from porches. Crosswalks bloomed…
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Ep. 5: Protected Class, Unprotected Nerves
The shattered glass turned out to be a cheap picture frame in the upstairs hallway — Eli’s college graduation photo,…
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Ep. 4 Cease, Desist, and Side-Eye
The thump came again. Everyone froze. “That was not the wind,” Mateo said. They crowded toward the living room window,…
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Ep. 3: Fine Print and Fire Escapes
The lease was 37 pages long, which felt personal. They were all crammed around the dining table, except Mateo, who…
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Ep. 2: The New Owner Has Opinions
The black SUV was gone by morning, which somehow made everything worse. “See?” Alex said, pacing the kitchen barefoot. “That…
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Ep. 1: Brick, Booze, and Bad Decisions
The Marmalade District always smelled like wet brick, old money, and regret — especially in the spring, when the snowmelt…
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