One Good Thing

I tried to save an awful week by putting a pumpkin on it

In the middle of an awful, no-good, terrible week of unrelenting bad national and world news, I sat quietly on my porch, trying (and failing) to find a shred of enjoyment in what I was sure would be the last Porch Day of the season.

(I was right about that, by the way. We’re expecting snow on Tuesday.)

My phone rang. It was Laura. Laura is a journalist, …