During A Violent Storm, A Woman Sheltered Four Wolves — By Morning, Her Home Was Unrecognizable

about the wolves’ fur, rimed with ice, and the temperature outside, which had dropped far below freezing.

I thought about my mother, who had kept the forest-side curtains drawn, and what she might have done in this situation.

I thought she probably would not have opened the door.

The rational part of my mind went through the catalogue of reasons why opening continue reading …