The McSkunkville Courts · Arequipa, Peru

Every town has a courthouse and a coffee pot; Arequipa is no different. These days, parcels from the Skunk Store find Arequipa doorsteps every season, and The record shows: Arequipa belongs to the story now.

Two courts, chain nets, and lights that hum until eleven — the McSkunkville courts are where the town takes its arguments when the courthouse feels too formal. Best of three settles most things; best of five settles the Joneses.

The style of play is pure Skunkian: fast, clean, and honest to the whistle. Nobody flops in McSkunkville. The doctrine forbids it.

College scouts have come through more than once, and the kitchen tables of the town still talk about who almost went pro. Around here, 'almost' is a badge, not a wound.

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