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Susan gets a grip

Posted on October 16, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Susan was stunned to have met her mother. After all these years! And it turned out she knew her mother and found her abrasive. Susan put her mind to a clean-out and tried to understand. She scrubbed furiously. Vesta was her mother. … Continue reading →

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Scarlett

Posted on September 25, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

  Fall crept through the country. Traveling with winter dread.           Scarlett needed a trip to the city.         She packed a favorite dress and told Auntie to expect her at the townhouse. … Continue reading →

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Susan euphoric

Posted on August 20, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Feed, change, nap, wake, play, feed, walk, change, nap, feed…         Years as a dancer, working on the road. Now this. Routine. Fixity. So happy!

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Vesta’s tight spot

Posted on August 6, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Had Leon and his mother raised Susan?   Vesta had stayed in her head all her life.     Vesta found refuge in Sherman.     Silent, no questions, just bodies pressed together. And purring. Her throat was tight.  She … Continue reading →

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Scarlett stumbles in

Posted on July 31, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Scarlett shrugged as she started their dinner dishes. “I just don’t get it” Velma brought in the cups. Scarlett chatted on. “Being childless is so free. That baby proves it!  haha. Why would you get involved? She really rubs Vesta … Continue reading →

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Susan breaks a sweat

Posted on June 12, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Time to move again! Susan’s dancer body was under there somewhere, she was sure. What the future held for her and the baby, who knew? But first she’d stroll the baby then come back and read aloud… it would be good … Continue reading →

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Vesta Ruminates

Posted on May 31, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Really. After all these years. Why were those memories on a loop? Leon. That hot summer; she was so big.   One kiss. One blessed kiss.     Then she was gone. Vesta went to college.   And what happened … Continue reading →

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Scarlett and Sherman settle in

Posted on May 24, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Summer in the country! Much as she loved the city, Scarlett was ready.         She made a gin and tonic, put in a grocery order and curled up with Sherman – who purred.

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Languid Scarlett

Posted on April 25, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

After ten-hour days in the New York publishing house, Scarlett was ready to relax! Usually so twittery               and full of nervous energy… her friends’ retirement home garden worked miracles!  

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Susan’s Confusion

Posted on April 17, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Susan was relieved when Vesta left. She always was. She couldn’t quite put her finger on it. Susan looked at her sweet sleeping babe. People around here didn’t talk about race. Susan didn’t get biracial slurs anymore, but the silence … Continue reading →

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