The McSkunkville Courts · Trondheim, Norway

Every town has a courthouse and a coffee pot; Trondheim is no different. These days, readers in Trondheim write to the town by the dozen, and McSkunkville keeps a porch light on for Trondheim.

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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