Bruce Scandling splits his time between Juneau, Alaska and Tucson, Arizona. He holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. An earlier story, "Horizon," was awarded first place in the University of Alaska / Anchorage Daily News fiction writing contest.
We walk cautiously along the trail in leaden morning light, here for the spawning salmon and for a change. That’s how she said it on the phone last week, my daughter: I need a big fucking change of scenery. The forest...