We were all crammed in there together, chatting, when she brought up Quartzsite. I’d never heard of it before. Like Bill, she was fascinated by the blurring of class lines. That’s no small thing against the backdrop of modern America, where income-segregated neighborhoods are on the rise, isolating—and insulating—the wealthy from the poor. Quartzsite isn’t like that. “It’s anybody’s yard,” Iris explained. “Whatever you have, you’re welcome.”
