A refuge is war terminology, usually a place you can run to in the heat of a battle.  It is generally a secure fortress, or hiding place, where you ...

Years ago, I sat in a little mountain cabin when I became aware that it was growing dark outside. The wind picked up bending the trees ...

In November 1940, four children showed up after dark at a stone farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. They arrived by car down a long dirt driveway. The ...

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