I am thankful
... that I was looking straight ahead and not in my rearview mirror or down at my speedometer.
... that the speed limit on that section of road was not 65.
... that I have lived in this area long enough now to know that the whitetails around here usually don't travel alone.
... that I just had my brakes redone a couple of weeks ago.
... that I had enough tread left on my tires to come to a screeching halt when I saw deer 2 and 3.
... that there was no one behind me when I did.
... that all EIGHT deer made it across the road, just a couple of feet in front of my bumper...
Author Morven Westfield comments on writing, vampires, the wildlife outside her window, and the writing life.
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