Books Under the Blanket (with a flashlight)

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in the middle of nowhere. Technically, it was Cascade, Wisconsin. The population totals just over 700, and the clerk’s office only opens three days a week. The nearest McDonald’s is attached to a gas station 20 minutes from where we stayed. When…

One year, 4 months, 12 days. That’s how long we prepared to lose him, but we still weren’t ready. We could never be ready. On May 9, 2019, the floor fell out of our world when my husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At 12:24 p.m. on September 20, 2020,…