Into The Woods Journal

Year 2024 — Week Fifteen

Reeds in Sims, North Carolina

April 8

Insignificant Other

My watched buzzed, waking me up from a deep sleep. When I stood up from bed, my muscles felt sore from working on the trails, the pain gripping my arms and back. I felt better after a cup of coffee and some ibuprofen, but it was one of those rare mornings when my wife and I were…