Arthur pen drawing of hidden animals decided who kept the lake cabin

room where Arthur used to draw his blueprints and draft his sketches of the local wildlife.

The small brass key lay on the green felt blotter of the rolltop desk, where I had left it after opening the drawer.

I picked it up, feeling the cool weight of the metal in my palm, and remembered the morning I had found it wrapped in the blue velvet cloth.

I slid continue reading …