Cleaning Up
Daniel grew up on the greats: King, Herbert, Saul. As a child, he imagined there was a new, horrible thing waiting for him around each corner -- a prospect that terrified almost as much as it thrilled him. He and some buddies went through an urban exploration phase, scouring the map for abandoned warehouses and condemned mansions, crumbling government buildings and half-lit hospitals. They had fun with it, their backpacks rattling with flashlights and cans of spray paint as they bumped their bikes over railroad crossings.