The next to last and twenty-fifth story in Girlfriending, my just-published short story collection, is a story called “Taking Trophies.” Dalton Hill is dealing with the recent death of his wife, Leetha, and with concerns about his own memory. He wants to stop at Leetha’s grave on his way to a gun show where he plans to sell a couple WW II guns to raise money for a new riding mower. A snow storm sets in as he leaves his house, and Dalton drives into more than just a blizzard.