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Reading Time: 5 minutes It was cold enough that the machinery had to work extra hard and a thin layer of frost had formed on Jeff’s eyelashes. He hated working after dark. “Could be worse,” he thought. “I could be Phil, hauling grain here to be cleaned on a Sunday night.” Once Phil drove off and Jeff had the […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes Harvest was generally going well at the Hanson farm. The weather was holding up, the equipment wasn’t breaking down, the yields and quality coming off were a little better than they’d hoped, and Dale had settled into his role as a trucker. Dale was happy. Until Thursday. It wasn’t even lunchtime when things started to […] Read more

Reading Time: 5 minutes The day had started off well. “Daddy, the sun came out! I better stay home and help!” Connor said, looking out the open front door. Jeff looked out over his son’s head. After three days of mid-harvest rain, the sky had cleared. “Looks good,” Jeff agreed. “But you can’t miss the first day. And it’ll […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Dale’s wife vetoed all of his best excuses. “Who’s going to finish the spraying if Jeff and I are both away all weekend?” “Mark. That’s why we hired him. You’ve trained him well. He’ll be fine,” Donna answered. “What about the dog? We can’t leave Buddy in the yard alone for three days.” “Your Dad […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Elaine didn’t know her iPhone was almost dead until she pulled it out to check the time. It was nearly four. She stopped the tractor while she rummaged through her pockets and the backpack she’d brought out to the tractor with her. No luck. She’d forgotten her charger. She took a look under the buddy […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes When Mark was 20 minutes late for work on Tuesday morning, none of the Hansons who were out in the shop said anything, although Dale did make a point of taking a good look at his watch and Dale’s father, Ed, would definitely have said something if he’d been there. On Wednesday, Mark was 25 […] Read more