Posts
A poor, elderly black woman endures various hardships on a trip into town.
Once I came to understand why the woman was making her difficult trip, I had to go back and skim the story again. Her little battles with natural elements, her encounter with the hunter, even her very name, Phoenix Jackson, took on new meaning. Under certain circumstances, even the smallest of deeds become acts of heroism.
You can read "A Worn Path" here.
