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

stove and stood there for another minute. The storm resumed outside, the wind returning with its load of noise and cold. I thought: if it were a person, exhausted, in a storm this severe, standing at a door, I would open the door.

I could not entirely account for why that thought was decisive. But it was.

I went to the door. I lifted the latch and opened continue reading …