It starts with a mistake; most stories do. Ex-model Luz and her ex-military boyfriend, Ray, are squatting in a dusty mansion in what used to be Laurel Canyon but is now, after a California drought of apocalyptic proportions, only “some ruined heaven.” Luz has been famous since birth as Baby Dunn, “conservation’s golden child,” the innocent whose age measures the number of years gone by without swimming pools and avocados. She’s busy trying on the clothes the mansion’s owner left behind when a prairie dog surprises her on the stairs and, unthinking, she kicks the rodent into the library.…
Sign in to access Harper’s Magazine
Need to create a login? Want to change your email address or password? Forgot your password?
- Sign in to Customer Care using your account number or postal address.
- Select Email/Password Information.
- Enter your new information and click on Save My Changes.
Locked out of your account? Get help here.
Subscribers can find additional help here.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today!
To change your password click here.
Get Access to Print and Digital for $23.99.
Subscribe for Full Access
Subscribe for Full Access
Get Access to Print and Digital for $23.99.
