Honeybee (2009)
“I found it on the ground at Asilomar, California, a few years ago. Now I cannot remember if there was one green glove nestled in each zippered pocket or if the gloves were rolled up together. They seemed very new and well-chosen for the chilly evening wind by the ocean. I felt bad for whoever had lost such a durable combo, and held the items out in my hands like an offering to the young Asian man at the lobby check-in desk in the beautiful building designed by Julia Morgan. He said, “No one wil...l claim them. Everyone from the last conference is gone. See? I have all the room keys right here. You are the only person in that building right now and no one else is expected till tomorrow. Keep those things.” “But someone may claim them later,” I said. “Here’s my phone number back home in Texas. If anyone calls you, please call me and I’ll mail them home.” “They won’t,” he said. “No one will call. Trust me. No one. Why would they call me?” “But just in case,” I pressed.MoreLess
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