Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not
Author: Amy Sedaris
Wigfield is a town in danger. Built directly in front of a massive dam, this bucolic hideaway will soon be flooded when the dam is torn down by the state government to restore the salmon run. Wigfield’s only hope lies in the self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, self-involved ‘journalist’ Russell Hokes, who arrives hoping to capture the quiet dignity of the disappearing Ameri….Read More
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