Paula L Mulford

Faces In The Food Desert Paula L Mulford

Set in the rural outback region of the Four Corners area of Arizona, Faces in the Food Desert: Portraits of People I Meet in the Bread Line is an inspiring collage of vignettes that brings the reader closer to the hunger crisis in America and the people impacted by it. Literary caricatures are utilized to connect the observer to the humanity behind all those people waiting in the bread line. Recipients struggling with persistent food insecurity and blatant hunger are caught up in the challenges that arise in the course of daily living. The pandemic of hunger is not limited to third world countries and the crisis will not go away when we turn off the evening news. Faces in the Food Desert is timely because hunger is here, in America, now. There are a lot of people in bread lines today, but who will be in the line tomorrow?Badger is a brave and ferocious ancient symbol of our local Native peoples. During the challenging pandemic years, economic, political, and cultural upheaval motivated people in rural Arizona to adapt, modify, and overcome with Badger resourcefulness and tenacity. Their stories are contained within these pages.