As the northern hemisphere hurtles away from the sun, thelengthening nights and disappearing days strike her as a punish-ment designed for her selectively. Harsh winds whip up rain andfog, whistle through trees, and slam into windowpanes. Leavesthat were green just last week have turned the color of piss anddung and are piling up on the pavement. For Jodi, the recklessspeed of these meteorological changes stands in mocking con-trast to the thudding march of time, every day a weight that shedrags behind her.