Small donations to extraordinary organizations go a long way. Here are three I recommend: The Little Lighthouse, DSAT, and the National Down Syndrome Society.

Ran — Chapter Five

Wilco restlessly pulled the steering wheel to the right. The car whined as he decelerated into the subdivision. The vast catacombs of newly constructed ranch homes stretched into the diminishing horizon.

The raw dirt lawns with dangling “for sale” placards were the only signs of life. Beads of sweat crept over his forehead and saturated his eyebrows. A late spring heatwave cooked the pavement in front of the car and the road…