When Edna gets to the trees she hesitates. She knows she is being foolish, especially considering the scary incident at the boat. But as soon as she considers turning back, the moment of clarity is replaced with the prior stubbornness, and she picks up her pace, which is not noticeably faster than she…

     Edna wakes to gentle rocking; her face is warm from the sun. Frogs croak, birds twitter, and water laps against the bottom of the boat like it is bathing a child. Pixie and Twynne face their destination while the oars cut softly into the surface.      “I must’ve dozed off.” Edna says.…

     Moss covers the land like a blanket. It is wonderful to walk on. Its springy quality instigates a desire in Edna to skip and bounce each step. Edna lets her heart bounce lightly, instead. She is reminded of a lawn she had once seen in a beach town while on vacation with her…

     Edna wakes to warm night air that lies on her skin like a comforting hand. The last thing she remembers is that lying woman, and nurses helping her into bed, and Pam. Yet, though it is dark, she knows that she is not in her bed at Sunflower. In fact, she doesn’t seem…

    This is not a coming-of-age story. Edna never had any poignant transitions between childhood and adulthood. What she’s had is something like a raft, always adrift between the two. This is a story of that raft finally coming ashore; and it begins at the age of 85.     The following is a…