Emma didn't turn but she wasn't lost. She kept driving. Not everyone who goes to Tunica County, Miss., these days is going to a casino. Tunica is America's third most popular gambling destination. They lure thousands of people a day.
Many people think gambling is the Delta's last and only hope.
Emma isn't one of them. For her, casinos are a diversion, not a solution. Emma grew up in Tunica. Lord, I said, if I could leave this town and then return when it was better. Emma did leave.