7/2/2023 0 Comments Jim the Boy by Tony Earley![]() ![]() ![]() A low fog had begun to seep out between the trees along Painter Creek. All but the brightest greens had drained out of the world, leaving in their stead an array of somber blues. He turned with the uncles for a last look at the view before heading down the mountain. ![]() A chilly breeze whipped from nowhere across the bald and flapped the legs of Jim's overalls. When the light went out of their faces, they turned and watched it retreat up the peak, where at the summit a single tree flared defiantly before going dark. "As the sun began to set, Jim and the uncles watched the last yellow light of the day slide up the mountain toward the bald, dragging evening behind it. Selected by Granta as one of America's best young writers and featured in The New Yorker's best young fiction issue, Tony Earley now gives us a luminous portrait of a ten-year-old boy growing up in the Depression-era town of Aliceville, North Carolina: ![]()
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