Visitation
Here is where Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick. And Pierre. And Israel Potter. And The Confidence Man. And Billy Budd. The docent at this historic home in the Berkshires is a college student. This is her summer job. As usual, I ask my favorite historic home question: “Is this house haunted?”
“I wish it was,” she says. “Do you have any ideas?”
“Have you tried a Ouija board?”
Her eyes light up. Apparently not much happens on this job. “Oooo!” she says, “I have a Ouija board! I’ll bring it in!”
