Keeping the Wood Stove Warm

Writing, Creativity, and the Wood Stove

These autumn days, in the early mornings, after I peel myself out

of bed and make sure our two high school students have woken up, I head downstairs. Usually I’ll pass Maile where she sits in the living room reading beside the lamp, the blinds still closed, darkness peeking through. I keep going down, all the way to the basement, which is considerably w…