They Forgot to Invite Me to Christmas—So I Bought a Mountain. When They Came to Take It, the Deputy Was Already Waiting.

to me. It smells like standing outside a closed door, hearing laughter and warmth on the other side while I stand in the cold. So I deliberately trained myself to love peppermint instead. Peppermint tea by the gallon. Peppermint bark straight from the tin. Peppermint lotion on my desk at work. The scent became my personal symbol of the silence and continue reading …