McKenzie Lewis takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

I should have had Aren fissure me to some place hot, like Florida or Texas. The cool Colorado air will make this challenge worse than it needs to be, but my clothes – and everything from my normal life – are here at Naito’s house. I’m not worried about being cold, though. I’ve been through the In-Between often enough that a bucket of ice water over my head will feel like an easy swim inthe Imyth Sea.

I set a bucket under the faucet. The bottom third is filled with ice from Naito’s freezer. I l...