More than a quarter-century ago, I loaded my pickup with cheap, self-assembled furniture and plastic tubs full of baggy clothes and gifted towel sets, and made one of dozens of three-hour trips to Auburn. The same summer, my high-school employer Mac's Drugs vacated its then-longest home on Kimball
Commerce in an optimistic downtown
when money circulated by sidewalk
Putting pencil to pixel, learning to
retrace family landmarks from memory
A search aimed at giving voice to
relatives spoken of only in whispers
Lessons on gray areas from colorful
characters toiling in black and white
Finding one's place with benchmarks,
backsights, and cornerstones
