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

“SOS Only” message. I swallowed my frustration.

“No cell service,” I announced to the room. “Lines are probably down everywhere.”

“I can try calling from a landline,” Marian offered quickly, then stopped as if she’d just remembered that landlines had become nearly extinct.

“We don’t have one,” I told her. “Just the cell phones.”

George’s attention had continue reading …