RESERVATION

after my grandma died i started going to the rez

there are a lot of cousins there. one of them has cerebral palsy - she's my favorite. last i heard my great uncle is still alive - he always ends up giving me pottery and items that go to the men of the tribe. one of his eyes is glazed over. this was my 29th birthday. i drove alone from albequerque to redding. i got locked out of my car in death valley on a 118 degree day and got the worst sunburn of my life. i flirted with cherokee girls in a one-bar-town and tried to take them back to my hostel that smelled like bleach. i stayed at a 30 dollar a night motel in las vegas next to a meth dealer. the bed had no sheets. i lost all my money and slept on the side of the road. i saw the sun rise over the painted hills and drove all night to see my brother get married.