I live on a hilltop on a once-paved rural road. In winter, the west wind races uphill through open fields, driving snow before it, stacking drifts that challenge passage into my driveway. I like winter's fierceness. I teach late and arrive home from university after dark. I'm a few weeks post-op from foot surgery. I…
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