When the Rain Ends

by Mary Ellen Taylor

Do not squander time. It is the stuff life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin

What-ifs didn’t matter. If Dani had learned anything, it was that the universe didn’t care what she wanted. Like the ocean, it swept in and reshaped the beaches and dunes at will, and it never once considered the destruction in its wake.

Feeling bad just gets in the way of a good day.

I guess if we’re going to borrow trouble, we should also be looking out for sharks, whales, and maybe big snapping turtles.”