At this point, I suppose, I could have safely unlocked the back door and scuttled about in the kitchen, confident that everyone in the house was still asleep.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

Which was why I was home the day my brother unlocked the front door and walked into the apartment.

NEWYORKER: The Pura Principle

We drove home in silence, and when he parked in our long driveway I stayed back to pick some ixora flowers while Nnamabia unlocked the front door.

NEWYORKER: Cell One