Millie Russell, Mildred Ann to her momma when she's in trouble, is 10 years old and lives on her family's farm in rural Georgia during the mid-1980s. Millie loves to talk, and she often talks before she thinks. Encouraged by her teacher to write down what she wants to say instead of blurting it out, Millie tells the goings on of her life - and the community. In this excerpt, Millie has a lot to say about the upcoming Elvis contest.