Utne Reader: Organic Living at the Gardens of Eagan
An excerpt from Atina Diffley's TURN HERE SWEET CORN in the Utne Reader.
Awake in the Night
An explosion of light rips me out of deep sleep. Behind the flash is a deafening boom. The sky sparks again, a fused web of tearing lines. Wind jumps in, straight on from the west, driving hard rain against the house. I crank the window closed but not quickly enough—the bed and I are drenched. I hear tiny pings against the glass.
Damn. I look at the date on the clock, June 8, 2005. Not now.
Published in: Utne Reader
Story Date: 2013-11-06T04:56:00+00:00
Story Date: 2013-11-06T04:56:00+00:00