Discovered under Bed *

1 copy Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, W.S. Merwin translation

1 yellow Montegrappa fountain pen (presumed lost)

1 USB cable

1 active wall outlet supplementary fixture with leads to wi-fi router and printer

1 wall outlet supplementary fixture with two plugs which do not seem to connect anything to anything else

1 copy The Viking Portable Library Portable Ring Lardner

1 black nylon gym bag with American Express logo on side, containing approximately $500 in quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies

1 shriveled grape

1 pair nail clippers presumed lost

1 enormous dust bunny

1 copy Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (whom we all know is John Banville)

2 moderate-sized dust bunnies

1 small pile of either spong or termite leavings

1 copy Harper's Magazine

1 necktie mailing envelope from Ben Silver, Charleston, SC

1 pair collar stays from Charles Tyrwhitt, Jermyn Street, London

*This is a goodly amount to discover under a bed, even for me, and as a consequence I resolve to find suitable places for all these items before the night progresses. I persist in thinking that the interior shelves of a person's refrigerator reveals more about a person than the contents on any given day of what may be found under that person's bed, nevertheless; this is a stunning amount.