Looking back on the past year, some people may mingle shame and regret with the hope that the next year will be better. Eleanor H. Porter’s short story “The Long Road“ acts as a reminder that, no matter the regrets, there is always time to change and make amends.
Jane Pendergast lives to take care of her father. She abandoned her dream of going to school in order to care for her siblings when their mother died. She now abandons her dreams of love to care for her father as he suffers with dementia.
