Red Glass

Can an absent mothers love save her child? Sadie rummages her memory forevery proverb her mother uttered; they become her mantras. Her before-drugsmother always tried to see goodness everywhere and Sadie tries to emulate her,soaking up any glints of kindness to insulate her in hard times.Can poetry substitute for tears? Sadie expresses her emotions in poems, whichshe hides away in her suitcase, an...