Parker might have previously believed that he was completely apathetic to religion, but as the tractor he was driving crashed into the tree he found himself calling on the only help he could call on; "God Above."" ... Slattery describes "Parker's Back" "as a story that "explores how an individual learns to focus his moral vision on the visible creation in order to apprehend, if even for an instant, the invisible presence of the Creator by means of grace."" ...

• Word Count: 1910
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School