Polly Peterson
Fuel for the Days Ahead
Impatient to get to Women's Bible Study, I only buy $10 worth of gas. The hill to the river is steep. Hard rain makes the river dark with mud. A Kenyan woman appears at the brim. She is large with child. Pausing before descending, she focuses on a tree - fuel for the days ahead. Machete in hand, she slides slowly down the bank. I sit at a...