Eternity is a scary thing. We avoid the thought. Pretend it isn’t coming, and only consider a world we cannot see nor touch when we are confronted with the reality that we are all mortal. — Mama stopped over. Didn’t even knock. Just walked straight in and stood there in the living room with that look she gets when she’s upset. “Mandy,” she said, picking up the empty Coke cans sitting on the table. …