Author: Smith Ko

  The Trunk Beneath the Rafters For twenty years, my uncle Ray pitched a fit any time somebody brought up selling my grandfather’s house. It didn’t matter who brought it …

For twenty years my uncle Ray pitched a fit any time somebody brought up selling my grandfather’s house. Turned red, talked lawyers, one Thanksgiving he flipped the card table over. Read More

  The Trunk Beneath the Rafters For twenty years, my uncle Ray pitched a fit any time somebody brought up selling my grandfather’s house. It didn’t matter who brought it …

For twenty years my uncle Ray pitched a fit any time somebody brought up selling my grandfather’s house. Turned red, talked lawyers, one Thanksgiving he flipped the card table over. Read More

  The Thing Tied to the Well Wall We bought a few acres outside Lubbock because we wanted room. Room for a garden. Room for our daughter to run when …

We Bought a Few Acres Outside Lubbock With an Old Dry Well on the Edge of the Property — Fifteen Feet Down, Something Was Tied to the Wall Read More

  The Thing Tied to the Well Wall We bought a few acres outside Lubbock because we wanted room. Room for a garden. Room for our daughter to run when …

We Bought a Few Acres Outside Lubbock With an Old Dry Well on the Edge of the Property — Fifteen Feet Down, Something Was Tied to the Wall Read More

  The Thing Tied to the Well Wall We bought a few acres outside Lubbock because we wanted room. Room for a garden. Room for our daughter to run when …

We Bought a Few Acres Outside Lubbock With an Old Dry Well on the Edge of the Property — Fifteen Feet Down, Something Was Tied to the Wall Read More

  The Thing Tied to the Well Wall We bought a few acres outside Lubbock because we wanted room. Room for a garden. Room for our daughter to run when …

We Bought a Few Acres Outside Lubbock With an Old Dry Well on the Edge of the Property — Fifteen Feet Down, Something Was Tied to the Wall Read More

  The Thing Tied to the Well Wall We bought a few acres outside Lubbock because we wanted room. Room for a garden. Room for our daughter to run when …

We Bought a Few Acres Outside Lubbock With an Old Dry Well on the Edge of the Property — Fifteen Feet Down, Something Was Tied to the Wall Read More

  The Trailer Behind the Sheds My uncle left me an old mining claim out in the desert past Elko—a battered trailer, two tin sheds, and a whole lot of …

My Uncle Left Me an Old Mining Claim Out in the Desert Past Elko — the Second Trailer Was Padlocked, and What Was Inside Made Me Stop Laughing Read More