Bonita Brady and what's beyond the corner

When I first met Bonita Brady, who calls herself Bonnie, I caught a glimpse of a few of my own traits. Then I realized nobody ever catches up with Bonnie.

Brady told me she was born in Chicago. Her father was an electrician. I soon understood that being born in a certain place didn’t mean she would stay there very long. “I’ve been on both coasts,” she said.

As Brady grew up she decided to try college and found a hard set of rules. If you’re going to college you will take algebra. Brady said, “No.” College said, “Yes.”

Well, college isn’t everything. Brady was busy anyway. During lunch hour one...