Jesse Krenzel

A SURVIVAL JOURNAL

A SURVIVAL JOURNAL By Jesse Krenzel On a dreary March morning, Michael Gertz trudged along behind his dog on their daily trek through the woods behind his home. The Gertz retirement dream property had become a place of solitary drudgery since Diane died, but Michael still went through the motions – walking the dog and gardening a little. It was all an act without Diane. As his depression deepened, he spent more time indoors, cleaning his old .38 caliber revolver and thinking about who might take in his dog, Marley, if he pulled the trigger. Michael had grown completely indifferent and disconnected from his own colorless life – until the morning he found the money.