Cratediggers

Inspiration comes from strange places. My latest bout would never have happened if it hadn’t been for a burst water heater.

That part of the story’s not worth recounting – suffice to say that a new carpet had to be installed in the basement – but while my family began moving furniture back downstairs, I made a crucial discovery: a shelf full of records and tapes that I’d never bother to look through.

As we put the boxes back in their place, I intended to take a cursory glance through the collection. That glance became a wide-eyed stare, as I ultimately realized what I was looking at.