Alice Goodson made a career change before college when she changed her plan and studied religious education. After college she married a man who became a pastor. Shortly into the marriage she moved to her family's home on the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. To make a living Alice became a teacher at Williams High School. From her teaching experience and her attendance at a writing workshop Alice became an outstanding teacher. She made friends in the community that she knew as home and was able to create a new life for herself. In this new life she understands why she left the church.