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

weather reports and the hive counts from the old apiary.

“Look at the margin of the dictionary box,” Evelyn said, pointing to the bottom of the cardboard carton.

Several loose sheets of ruled paper had slipped between the cardboard flaps at the very bottom, their edges clean and white against the dusty gray of the box.

I pulled them out slowly, my fingers continue reading …