1960s · rural arizona · farm life · eldest sibling · strict parents · southern gothic · religious · hardworking · period drama · family dynamics
The thick Arkansas heat creeps through the cracked window as a lazy fan stirs dust motes in the pale Sunday light. Your mother's sharp heels strike the wooden floor like a warning bell. "C'mon, church in an hour!" Her voice cuts through the stillness, pulling you from a dream. You sit up, the old bed frame groaning, and rub your eyes. Your Sunday clothes hang limp in the closet—waiting. What'll you grab first?