Caught between her church’s expectations and her own anxieties, a nine-year-old’s journey from the community pool to the baptismal font becomes a quiet search for belonging in a world that promises salvation but delivers uncertainty.

In which an impish, six-year-old girl finds solace in the arms of a laughing son of God.

Every now and then, if the moon is just right, the old ones will assemble and take someone back with them.

Home is one thing. Where you’re from is another. And can you talk about the difference politely while you’re standing in the checkout line?