I put them away. Into the leather suitcase with the stains and the very sturdy locks. No layers of bubble wrap, no scented tissue paper, not even a handful of mothballs. I shoved it in the darkest corner of the closet. And, ignoring the scratching noises, I locked the door.

Amy lives where the high desert is shadowed by the soaring peaks of the Sawatch Range, also known as Salida, Colorado.