Six Pairs of Thick Gray Socks Saved My White House on Elm Street

keep my feet warm,” I said. “These are the extras.”

He looked at the neat packages, then pushed them gently back toward my side of the desk.

“Keep them, Martha,” he said. “The cotton-blend fiber is designed to prevent friction on the heels. If you go barefoot on those cold kitchen floorboards again, the skin will crack within forty-eight continue reading …