No More War Forever
Bessie Hatathlie steps out of her cinder-block house just before dawn. Stretching about her in all directions is shadowy grassland; above her, the sky is still filled with chunky stars. She walks a few steps toward the hill where her horses and sheep are corralled and sprinkles an arc of cornmeal in the air-an offering to the gods who she believes will rise with the sun and pass over her house and her family....