Inside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there was a small writing desk, and on it, arranged with great care, a photograph of a young woman I did not recognize, …
Behind the Sheds Sat a Second Trailer Nobody Entered Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, sat a car under a fitted cover. I pulled the cover back, and my breath caught: a 1957 Chevrolet, cherry red, restored to …
Heat and a Smell Rolled Out of the Locked Trailer Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals. There was radio equipment, walls of it, a serious ham radio station, antennas and logbooks and a chair worn …
My Uncle Kept the Second Trailer Locked His Whole Life Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, the walls glittered. Not with gold, but with crystals, minerals, specimens of every color, mounted and labeled on velvet, an entire museum of …
Windows Painted Over So You Couldnt See In Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals. There was a desk, a typewriter, and shelves lined with books, dozens of copies of published novels, and when …
I Cut the Lock and Shouldered the Door Open Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals. There were filing cabinets, a small safe standing open and empty save for one envelope, and shelf after shelf …
My Uncle Said the Locked Trailer Wasnt Safe Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, I heard it before I saw it: a soft chorus of small sounds, chirps and rustles and one low whine. It was not …
A Padlock and Windows Painted Over From the Inside Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals. There was art. Dozens of paintings leaned against every wall, and carved wooden sculptures crowded every surface, and the …
The Second Trailer Behind the Sheds Was Locked Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals. There were boxes, dozens of them, neatly stacked and labeled, and when I opened the nearest one, it was …
Past Elko My Uncle Left Me a Trailer and a Lot of Rocks Read MoreInside that trailer, once my eyes adjusted, there were no chemicals at all. There was a telescope, a beautiful one, mounted on a heavy tripod, and around it, shelves of …
The Locked Trailer My Uncle Never Let Me Open Read More