Angie Miner

May- The grounds shook, roofs rattled, and structures trembled as a 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Northern Honduras and shivered through the country. Along the northern coast, houses fell and people stumbled out onto the streets in groggy confusion. It was after midnight. In the southern zone the effect was buffered and structural damage was minimal. I, in my house, attested to the quality of the Soñadora Plus brand mattresses as I slept soundly without stirring during the first real earthquake I have experienced in my life. When I awoke I was told there had been an earthquake caused by a meteor that hit the ocean off the coast of Honduras. The earthquake was true but I never figured out a meteor managed to weave itself into the story; a fabrication that originated and stayed within my community as friends outside laughed at my gullibility.