Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka

Tupper Lake, New York, had one crumbling church, a small boxy library, a gas station. A smattering of houses, surrounding a foggy lake.

I visited Tupper Lake, New York, many times for research-- the atmosphere of this town really called to me. There were some lovely women working in the town's museum who showed me old photos from centuries before, who lived and breathed this town's history. I couldn't get enough of it.