She sat in the wooden chair by the bath, letting down her whitened hair, slowly bending to remove her shoes and socks, then standing to remove her mushroom-dyed sweater and sturdy skirt and the rest of her sensible wear. She carefully folded her skirt and laid it upon the chair. The late gold of an [...]

I couldn’t find my shoe today, and no one’s been by to visit to tell me, “James, your right slipper is underneath the sleeping bag that needs to be washed before the hike.” Believe me when I say that I’ve looked all over for the damn thing. I found a few extra chairs, my down [...]