Dear Farm Journal,

It is the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. There is something decidedly unsettling about being awake when everyone else is asleep. I, myself, can’t stomach being awake in these early hours without the comfort of a book or some other distraction. How do people occupy their minds at night? Gaze at the stars? Talk to the dog? We all do things to console ourselves and ease the darkness.

~Joy