Two Strangers Knocked During a Christmas Outage. The Moment They Gave Their Names, I Knew Something Was Wrong.

from his cocoon on the couch, “can we do Christmas songs?”

“We can do quiet Christmas songs,” I replied, filling a pot with water to heat on the woodstove for instant cocoa.

He started humming something that was mostly imagination with a few actual notes from “Jingle Bells” scattered throughout. I laughed despite everything, because if you don’t laugh continue reading …