Snowbound

By Clement Dodge

Driving home from a business trip, the author of this short story becomes stranded in a blizzard. He realizes that he's in this predicament due to his own bad decisions. But he also realizes that by making some good decisions, he can take what might have been a life-threatening ordeal, and turn it into a minor inconvenience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clement Dodge
• Release date: Jul 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476079493

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Snowbound

By Clement R. Dodge

Copyright 2012 by Clement R. Dodge

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Saturday morning, 8:00.

What got me into this predicament was some bad decisions on my part, coupled with a little bit of bad luck.  I’m stuck in my car in the middle of a Nebraska blizzard, and it looks like I’ll be here for a few days.

 My first bad decision was thinking that I could beat the storm and get home before the worst of it hit.  If I had a little bit more sense, I would be sitting in a warm hotel room right now.  And my second bad decision was thinking that I could beat the storm by getting off the interstate and taking some back roads.  If I hadn’t made that mistake, at least I would be sitting in a warm truck stop right now.

 But instead, I’m stuck in the middle of a road that’s rarely traveled even during the best of conditions.  And I doubt if anyone will come by here for at least a few days.  Until then, I have to make the best of it on my own.

 At least I made a few good decisions.  I stayed