The Stranger Who Brought the Rain

Bellwether has gone ninety-three days without rain. Its farms are failing, its wells are drying up, and hope is disappearing. Then a stranger named Joshua walks into town carrying no money, identification, or belongings.

That evening, the rain begins.

When a terminally ill boy unexpectedly recovers, stories about Joshua spread far beyond Bellwether. Some believe he is a healer. Others call him a fraud, a threat, or something the modern world is not prepared to recognize. Reporters, politician...