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

shoes with smooth soles, completely wrong for trudging through snow. I looked past them at the road, at the unbroken blanket of white that stretched into darkness. No headlights. No approaching help. No cavalry coming to make this decision easier.

The part of me that wanted to keep my children safe argued loudly with the part of me that knew what it continue reading …