A cool article by Dorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina, etc.) about trailer homes in Malibu in the LA Times. With lots of great personal memories included.
Everything fitted tightly together; everything had a double use. The bathroom door when open sealed the hallway from the bedroom. And when you sat on the toilet, the sink was right at your elbow, so that you could brush your teeth or reach up and turn on the overhead shower.
“You can pee and wash your hair at the same time,” my little sister announced in awe.
“Why would you want to do that?” Mama shook her head. We looked away. If she didn’t understand, we could not explain.
Strangely, some people in the story describe Malibu as funky, like Berkeley in the late ’70s.
