Light Returns

I used to love when the lights went out. Growing up in West Virginia, we typically lost power because of a downed tree in a summer thunderstorm. As the house filled with hot, humid air, my sisters and I would rush to light candles and play the piano, rain drumming against the roof like an accompanying symphony.  I’d nearly forgotten what it is to go without light until the winter storm hit Texas. Four days of this kind of darkness...