He never really clicked for me, but I do kind of like his approach to writing. Essentially I think there are really only two approaches you can take when writing something (anything, really): are you writing for yourself, or for your audience? The latter approach is generally going to be more successful, but the former is, I think, often more interesting. And I think Saunders embraces the former category.

IIRC Saunders began as a technical writer, so he presumably has both the skill and the practice to write very simply and clearly. So when he's not being clear, that's a deliberate choice, and it's worth considering why he might make that decision. Personally, I prefer that kind of ambiguity in short fiction, because it gives the text a kind of... longevity and complexity that generally wouldn't otherwise be possible with short-form fiction.

Hopefully that makes sense. I'm having one of my bad days, and my pain medication can make me a bit... rambly and sometimes somewhat, slightly, incoherent.