Rachelle Hampton

And the thing is, there were still enough non-cool Williams at these meetings that they could easily derail them, which meant that after every single one of these meetings, 75% of the crew would have another meeting huddled in the parking lot where they tried to figure out what they would do next. Does this just sound like the beginning of a union drive? It really does.

But luckily or unluckily, it didn't get that far. Before they can sign their union cards, there's a morning where Kennedy is kind of just like puttering around her kitchen, getting ready for the day, hanging out with her kid who's at the stage where they're starting to pretend how to read.

But luckily or unluckily, it didn't get that far. Before they can sign their union cards, there's a morning where Kennedy is kind of just like puttering around her kitchen, getting ready for the day, hanging out with her kid who's at the stage where they're starting to pretend how to read.

Kennedy's phone chimes and it's a text from someone on the crew that contains a Facebook link and the eyes emoji. The link sends Kennedy to Grace's Facebook page, where exactly 24 minutes prior, Grace announced her resignation as chief of the fire department. Oh, my God. Oh, shit.

Kennedy's phone chimes and it's a text from someone on the crew that contains a Facebook link and the eyes emoji. The link sends Kennedy to Grace's Facebook page, where exactly 24 minutes prior, Grace announced her resignation as chief of the fire department. Oh, my God. Oh, shit.

According to Grace's Facebook status, the reason she quit wasn't because her crew was planning to unionize against her. Kind of was because Grace says she's quitting because everyone's been so mean to her. Oh. And she just couldn't work in this sort of environment where innovation wasn't prioritized.

According to Grace's Facebook status, the reason she quit wasn't because her crew was planning to unionize against her. Kind of was because Grace says she's quitting because everyone's been so mean to her. Oh. And she just couldn't work in this sort of environment where innovation wasn't prioritized.

And besides, Grace said, the town just refused to fund the fire department properly and she was fighting an uphill battle. She could not put any more of herself into a thankless job. What do you think of this?

And besides, Grace said, the town just refused to fund the fire department properly and she was fighting an uphill battle. She could not put any more of herself into a thankless job. What do you think of this?

Kennedy is caught between, like, relief and disbelief. She scrolls through the comments, which are just a litany of Williamses being like, you did the best you could. And you've always thought too big for this town. And then there's one comment from Grace's grandfather, Noah Williams, who Kennedy's actually pretty fond of. He's one of the cool Williams in town.

Kennedy is caught between, like, relief and disbelief. She scrolls through the comments, which are just a litany of Williamses being like, you did the best you could. And you've always thought too big for this town. And then there's one comment from Grace's grandfather, Noah Williams, who Kennedy's actually pretty fond of. He's one of the cool Williams in town.

Grandpa Williams comments, Congrats on getting into University of Washington, sweetie. So proud of my future lawyer. I thought that's why you were quitting.

Grandpa Williams comments, Congrats on getting into University of Washington, sweetie. So proud of my future lawyer. I thought that's why you were quitting.

Yeah, we have one more postscript from our friend of a friend. Do you want to hear it? I would love to. So, our friend of a friend says that she wound up stepping up as chief, but another one of her friends became co-chief with her. Her friend can deal with the equipment, and our friend gets to deal with the paperwork. She gets to be a slut for paperwork. Yeah.

Yeah, we have one more postscript from our friend of a friend. Do you want to hear it? I would love to. So, our friend of a friend says that she wound up stepping up as chief, but another one of her friends became co-chief with her. Her friend can deal with the equipment, and our friend gets to deal with the paperwork. She gets to be a slut for paperwork. Yeah.

She says she's still co-chief and loving it. Elijah quit also in a virulent Facebook post after a town meeting because he was mad that they didn't thank the fire crew enough at the meeting.

She says she's still co-chief and loving it. Elijah quit also in a virulent Facebook post after a town meeting because he was mad that they didn't thank the fire crew enough at the meeting.

That's the end of our story.

That's the end of our story.

And we have a really enticing addendum from our friend of a friend who writes... If you like the setting of the island but aren't sure this one is a good fit, I also have a story about a school principal trying to shoot a ghost.