Some veterinarians keep no pets at home, bakers bake nothing in their home kitchens, plumbers let leaks drip. That’s how it was for 72-year-old Elliott, an architect.

After he died, his wife discovered a blueprint for a pottery studio in his desk drawer: Sophie’s Pot Den. Start Date: Current Year.

Kay Rae Chomic is a novelist (A Tight Grip) and writer of flash. She lives in Seattle dodging raindrops, and is a Motown fan forever.