The Measure

by Nikki Erlick

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Forces always come in pairs. And now, at last, Ben could see the reacting force, pushing back against months of agony with a burst of brighter days.

Indeed, Amie found the words of E. B. White engraved in a thin sheet of metal atop the wood panel behind her: I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.