Up at Night Explanation

As I drove away from the fur cloud, the truck felt like a symbol rather than an actual truck. In writing this story, I modified the direction of its travel from north to west to follow the sun to hint at its symbolism. I also thought about the intention of each of the characters in the story: the narrator, the dog, the coyote, and the truck. I realized, in a way, we were all going about the same business in the morning as we had been the night before. And finally, while I’m telling you a true story about our adventure, it’s also has elements of fiction. The fiction we tell ourselves.

In addition to changing the direction of travel, I limited the number of characters for simplicity.

As for passing through barbed wire gates, cattle ranchers often rent public land to graze their cattle. Being public land, access is allowed, you just need to close the gate behind you. If access is not wanted, it will be lock or there will be a sign.

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