Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray

Author:Janisse Ray [Ray, Janisse]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 1999-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Clay McDonald was almost of legal age. How could I, a girl, stop him from brutalizing an animal? The taste of the turtle’s blood was in my mouth or I had bitten my tongue. If I could hang on, the pain would soon be over. Five. Somewhere in my neck a clutch of muscles spasmed. Five.

I was crying. I couldn’t help it.

“They ain’t no sense in killing things for pleasure,” my father said. “And I expect you to make sure it never happens again.” I know he meant well. He wanted us to make good decisions. Whipping us couldn’t be easy for him.

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