Mysterious Ways: She is old, and she’s got a lot to say
I SAT IN THE OLD WOMAN’S living room. It was a gaudy block home. The walls were outdated pastel colors, á la 1986. She was smoking menthols.
She knows she shouldn’t smoke, her daughter wants her to quit. Eventually, the old woman says she will.
“Quitting smoking ain’t hard,” she said. “I’ve done it hundreds of times.”