Slab: I have always been fascinated with gray. No, perhaps “fascinated” is too strong a word. “Mildly intrigued” might be more accurate, and not so startling.

Querby plies his craft in a cozy home office on a third floor apartment that appears to have been renovated in the late 1920s. Despite the lessened effects of gravity at this altitude, Querby’s sizable bulk remains firmly attracted to the floor as he chu