Jonquil time
It’s now more commonly known as the daffodil, but when I was growing up it was the jonquil that signaled the arrival or spring more than any other. The word ...
Posts Tagged "Appalachia"
Out in the World
ANGEL has been a long time in coming, over seven years from the very first time I heard her voice in my head and dreamed that her story could be ...
The Pirates and the Apocalypse
This is a true story. On October 4th of 1960, my brother had a pirate party for his sixth birthday. My brilliant, creative and artistic mother had created a virtual ...
The Boys in the ‘Hood
I was the middle child in our family, the only girl, and the neighborhood was full of boys. Our street was the scene of constant war games, chases, races, bike ...
Wild Child
I’m often asked if ANGEL is autobiographical. The story itself is pure fiction, but Angel and I grew up in the same time and place, and even if my family ...
World…Meet Angel!
EXCERPT… “Mama shoved her chair back and left the kitchen in a big hurry. Naomi watched her go, scraping her bottom lip with her top teeth. There were beads of ...
