BARBARA BATEY · 38 YEARS · ONE PACE
For thirty-eight years I taught children to read. Then I walked.
We walk until the path breathes. Only then do we sit and read a paragraph — out loud, together.
A line about rivers lands differently when you can hear one. The book and the trail keep each other honest.
At our age the body sets the pace, but the mind keeps its own — and it is never too late to turn the page.
THE TRAIL PAGE — A SHORT BY BARBARA BATEY