Death and Taxes

The story follows Jerry Masterson, a struggling artist in a small town facing the demolition of an aging lighthouse that also serves as the haunt of Captain Wully MacGreggor. When the city council sells the landmark to a salvage company to cut costs, the ghost intervenes and teams up with Jerry, mixing practical help with supernatural antics. The narrative juxtaposes municipal budgetary decisions and local pride with the artist's efforts to sell his work, while whimsical hauntings complicate and occasionally aid attempts to preserve memory and secure financial survival, showing how everyday concerns and the uncanny intersect.