Powerful 7.7 Earthquake Shakes

of sleeping, his coat wrapped around the cat like she was made of glass.

His hands were bare and red, trembling, but he smiled when I handed him a coffee. “She’s not used to this kind of cold,” he said, like he wasn’t shivering.

When the outreach van finally stopped, they offered him a bed, a shower, a way out. He listened, nodded, then glanced down continue reading …