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The Heaviest Corner on Earth
This collection of short stories follows a handful of characters as their lives cross paths in Birmingham, Alabama, a city known for its history of civil rights struggles, its iron ore mining and for being home to an intersection fondly known as “The Heaviest Corner on Earth.”
Stories include “Perfect Enough,” which follows Ebony, an African-American teen desperate to win a beauty pageant in which she’s the only black contestant, “Hold On,” the story of warehouse worker Terry, who yearns to keep his family together in the face of infidelity and economic depression, and “The Last Parade,” a piece that follows an elderly woman’s slow decline into dementia.
Stories include “Perfect Enough,” which follows Ebony, an African-American teen desperate to win a beauty pageant in which she’s the only black contestant, “Hold On,” the story of warehouse worker Terry, who yearns to keep his family together in the face of infidelity and economic depression, and “The Last Parade,” a piece that follows an elderly woman’s slow decline into dementia.
87 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Nadria Tucker
6 books6 followersNadria Tucker was born in Atmore, Alabama and grew up living the small town Southern life, which had a great influence on her work. She received an English degree from Auburn University before getting her master's in creative writing at UAB. Her work has appeared in several literary magazines including Fiction 365, New Southerner and THE2NDHAND. Her latest novel is Darwin, Singer, a dystopian young adult tale--Darwin is a singer, and music is illegal.
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