Madrid Iowa Orchard Owners Stand Against a Counterfeit Prophecy for Two Thousand Twenty Six

up the silver bee pendant and held it in my palm.

The metal was cold, but it warmed quickly against my skin as I fastened the clasp behind my neck.

My husband had given it to me forty years ago, on the day we brought the first three hives to the orchard.

I walked back to the kitchen and picked up my leather briefcase, sliding the remaining two folders continue reading …