Katie Ives is the editor-in-chief of Alpinist. Her writing has appeared in Outside Magazine, Mountain Gazette, The American Alpine Journal, and elsewhere. Her short story, "Transgressions," was published in Rock, Paper, Fire: The Best of Mountain and Wilderness Writing, 2013.
I bought Dogwalker on June, 27, 2004 at 10:04 p.m. for $3.98. The cashier’s name was Eric, but I don’t remember him. I know this because, for some reason — I was…