The Burning House Question

NY Dispatch Day 116: Some years back I was asked if my house was on fire what one thing would I bring with me? As a writer the only thing I could think of was my work. This was back in the ice age when my hefty desktop computer was the sole repository and trying to wrest it free from all the cables during an emergency didn’t seem feasible… or very romantic. This question haunted me until I found an antique suitcase at a thrift store and used it to squirrel away hard copies of my work. If ever th...