“Living in a holler, the sun gets around to you late in the day, and leaves you early.” 

― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

I am stuck at home, with a cold. The first one I have had in years. I read, the dog laying beside me fighting with this huge book for a spot on my lap. I am restless and bored, and my mind grows more and more impatient with my body. As the day wears on I watch the weather outside our family room doors change from rain, to cloud, to sun. As the sun comes out, filling the room with that kind of haze that you can see and feel, I turn, allowing the out flow of those rays to soothe me. After all it is just a common cold . . .

If you get the chance to read Demon Copperhead, do it!