Episode 270: Surrender

The coyotes are restless. They howl and yip and harmonize. The still air carries their songs directly into Mazolli’s ears. He tosses and kicks the covers away. What’s the problem? asks Terrastina. Can’t sleep, says Mazolli. Well I can, says Terrastina. Is it full moon or something? asks Mazolli. Not for a week, she mumbles. Mazolli gets out of bed and begins tidying up the house. He tosses away loose papers, slides dishes into the sink, sweeps the kitchen floor, and folds a load of laundry. The coyotes keep howling. After a while Mazolli begins humming along with them.