The Ice of Her Curse
The rubble of the village he spent the night in on a dare wasn’t hard to find. I never got the impression that Germany was vast by any means. Actually, sometimes I felt pretty hemmed in by mountains and people. I stood amongst the ruins while my guide stood some distance off. I felt I could stay among the ruins and rest for some time since I had just gotten off the Autobahn with the same guide who didn’t have the courage to follow me into the ruins. I scoffed; here was a fellow who went at a speed I wouldn’t attempt on the Midwestern prairies, turning around and looking at me while cars zoomed by asking if “American worry?”