Dwayne Niatum's She Keeps the Dance Turning Like the Earth

Dwane Niatum’s “She Keeps The Dance Turning Like The Earth” is about a young man named Crow who faces his sister Claire’s suicide. Unable to work and his love ,Rachel, ready to leave him, he takes the necessary steps to get his life back together. Crow’s struggles to overcome his loss take him on an emotional journey that eventually leads to a remarkable transformation and the healing of his soul. Crow goes from an overwhelming sadness, to guilt and confusion, to an unemotional neglect of his life, and finally, to an exorcism and a return to creativity.
In the first part of the story Crow is feeling overwhelmed with sadness at the news of Claire’s suicide. As he speaks to Rachel on the telephone his mind is not there. “Slowly he becomes a mountain bird drifting beyond the Hoko River” (125). Crow’s mind is drifting away to another place and time. He is going to visit Claire’s grave and needs to be alone.
In the second part, a day or two later, Crow is struggl...