Author’s war on bed bugs included a little chocolate

The dreaded bed bug. (Drawing courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)By Sumner MacLeish – Special to APRN
My bed is an island. It’s covered with books, notebooks, research, pens,paintbrushes and, often, my beloved granddaughter. Still, it’s an island. No part of my sheets or other bedding touches the floor or a wall. My pillows, mattress and box spring are each encased in squeaky bug proof covers.
And there is talcum powder that I’ve spread along the edges of the room – bed