“But the truth was--though I wouldn't realize this until later--I had felt summoned: by my aunt and her prayers; by the lake in which my grandmother had bobbed in pain; by my dad's conscience, or lack thereof, and his hills;… — Heather Brittain Bergstrom Copy Share Image
“I watch Emmy. I watch the cowboys at the bar who turn to watch Emmy. My dad suddenly joins them. I should tell Mom,… — Heather Brittain Bergstrom Copy Share Image
“But the truth was--though I wouldn't realize this until later--I had felt summoned: by my aunt and her prayers; by the lake in which… — Heather Brittain Bergstrom Copy Share Image
“Before I build a fire in the pit in the backyard, I sneak Emmy away for a quick walk alone in the pines and… — Heather Brittain Bergstrom Copy Share Image
“It was all too much. I went to bed for three days, sick like an Austen or a Bronte character who'd foolishly wandered the… — Heather Brittain Bergstrom Copy Share Image
