I was sitting quietly on the unfinished floor of the trailer, light from the rest stop streaming through the glass when I heard it, an odd, rasping sound. I stopped my typing to listen. A small drill seemed to be Read More …

Dead mice were the least of it. In the walls and under the floor lurked Decay and a lot less solid stuff than we had hoped for. The previous owner, probably from negligence or haste rather than deviousness, had clapped a new subfloor Read More …

The Hunt …began immediately. We wanted an inexpensive, old trailer in decent condition that would not break the bank while also being cheap and affordable. Cheap, if you didn’t notice, was a primary consideration. I raked through Craigslist postings for Read More …

-Continued from this post– We did not get the jobs. I could hardly believe it. As you may remember, the Plan was predicated on getting a leg up – getting a boost of income from hard, steady, probably risky work. Read More …