Mama had always told James that dreams had meaning. Dreaming of fish meant pregnancy. James knew that the whole week before he found out his girlfriend was pregnant, he dreamed of catching, cleaning, frying, or eating fish. Then he was told he was going to be a father. Snakes meant evil surrounding you, his mama, Miss Fannie Lee Cheney, had told him last night. James had dreamt of huge, writhing snakes that were attempting to wrap themselves around him