Washington, D.C., November 1996 The First Night Hazel rode with one hand off the grip from Baltimore onward, pointing at things. She pointed at a sign that said WASHINGTON 34. She pointed at a water tower painted like a peach, which turned out to be somewhere else entirely, and...
Atlantic City, November 1996 The Boardwalk They came over the causeway at eleven with the bay black on both sides and the whole city lit up ahead of them like somebody had spilled a jewelry box on the edge of the ocean. Hazel slowed down to look at it. She...
Crownsville, Maryland, November 1996 The Shop The sign at the gate was hand-painted on a board nailed to two posts. It said HUZZAH, and under that, in smaller letters, LARP WEEK: NO DAY PASSES, CHECK IN AT LOGISTICS, and under that, smaller again and newer, someone had added in...