Writing Prompt: Preparedness

September is National Preparedness Month. Since I work for a government agency, we’re getting repeated reminders to:

Stay Informed

Make a Plan

Build a Kit

Get Involved

…all with the usual hype and rhetoric.

(I’m all for being prepared, btw, I just don’t think it should be a crazed, one-month endeavor. Shouldn’t you be prepared all of the time?)

I don’t know if it’s related to Preparedness month, but the local constabulary hijacked our public parking lot Monday morning to hold some kind of drill or t...