If he fell off, the following horses would trample him. But he felt no fear. This was like flying, like being borne aloft on an eagle’s wings. The snake fence caught his eye. For a moment, he thought the horse would jump; but when he pulled on the cord, it veered away. One...
There was a change in the air as the brackish smell of swamp water replaced the stench of garbage. Beyond the earthen dike that lay on her left, she saw snowy egrets wading in black-water pools. From vast tracks of marsh grass came the calls of redwing blackbirds wintering in the Carolinas—a soun...