“Let me see the belt is gone, Dad,” Novalie said. We were parked next to a Conoco gas station in Wallace, ID, late Friday evening. The sun was setting, and the green mountain walls on either side of us were darkening. The air was becoming still and cold. The light turned yellow on the faces [...]
It was nearly dark as I left work today. Heading home, I turned the truck west on the Albion highway and drove into the sunset. As the rippling fire of red, orange, and purple stretched across the clouds, I was immediately relieved as I reminded myself that such things are no longer my responsibility. When [...]
A few months ago, I put on one of those “relaxing scene” DVD’s featuring a beach with waves rolling up to the shore, complete with ambient sounds of breeze, gulls, and surf. Doré couldn’t stand it. “It stresses me out!” she said as she left the room. I thought she was crazy. This morning was [...]