“My Mother Delivers the Milk, 1930” by Stephanie Striffler

“Dark still. Her father loads her arms with bottles of the Jersey’s milk,
and wordless, turns her out under the stern Iowa stars.
She is hardly taller than the snowdrifts.
Stocking-capped head down, she sets out to meet the disapproving wind.” 

Enjoy this audio recording of “My Mother Delivers the Milk, 1930″ by Stephanie Striffler from Vol. 35:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!