Summary

The next section is titled Yalobusha County, Mississippi, and Mim notes there are 818 miles to go. Chapter 6 is titled “Sometimes You Need a Thing." It opens with a letter. Mim says the third reason on her list is “my misplaced epiglottis.” Eve had taken Mim to the doctor because she threw up a lot. The doctor said Mim's epiglottis was “displaced,” though Mim misunderstood and thought it was “misplaced.” She has thrown up on Kathy's side of the bed on purpose a couple of times. Mim says the fourth reason on her list is “The Great Blinding Eclipse.” A couple of years earlier, Mim looked at an eclipse, but she closed one eye. She has not been able to see out of the eye she left open since then, but she has not told anyone. Mim has a theory that...