The Poppy Box Problem

Marie Lane is in charge of the Oakwood poppy campaign, and she has a system. Route maps for the boxes. A poppy inventory. A ledger with columns.

The poppies have other plans. Her brother Tommy loses one a day. One ends up on the dog. And when Marie counts the main donation box against her beautiful ledger, the numbers do not agree, and the box is due back at the Legion hall.

A funny, heartfelt story about poppies, pins, and learning that remembering is something you do with your actual hands.