In the frigid dark of long winter nights, we tell stories—stories of thievery , heroism, and light. Raven, Maui, and Koo-lo ó -pe, the hummingbird . They are all said to have taken back the sun from t oo much darkness for their people, and their deeds remain the whispered subjects around campfires that lead up to the w inter s olstice. I’d like to tell a story of my own about our calendar’s longest, darkest night and our relationship with it.