Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

Note:  We are currently seeking representation for promotion and publication for our manuscript, " Freedom in a Can: A Mid-life Crisis in 72 Square Feet" By David Hutchison with Shari Galiardi Book Excerpt: The Rig – Our dear Hamlet , the purchase that changed everything I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.  -Maya Angelou We ate pancakes at the little kitchen table in our tiny camper home the morning after it arrived in our driveway and into our lives.  It was cozy and almost quaint with a warm wood interior, but each corner and crevice revealed the cumulative toll of 55 years. Uncomfortable springs poked through the fabric of the ancient dinette seat bringing new clarity to what vintage really means.  The pungent smell of mildew competed with the reassuring aroma of pumpkin spice and maple syrup.  As we ate, we tried hard to imagine ourselves sleeping, cooking, or even just hanging out in here for any amount of time.  We conjured