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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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Velma organizes it all

Posted on October 10, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

        Velma had had enough drama.     Time to get back to the library.             Where all questions had answers.   All things had a place.       She would … Continue reading →

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Velma ponders

Posted on August 16, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Velma couldn’t understand her friend’s sharpness. Susan was darling. Her baby had invigorated Velma. Velma persisted in the relationship. Velma filled her bag with bread and staples, tossing in a toy for the baby.

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Scarlett rushes in

Posted on March 27, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

      Scarlett deboarded the train. Wrapped in ivory. Glamorous.     Scarlett cabbed to her pristine apartment. It was just as she had left it.   Velma had looked in on the cat. Scarlett searched, and searched, and … Continue reading →

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Vesta and Jean

Posted on March 6, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

It was a joke. An intimate little joke. When they met, each had a card for the other. This time Jean gave her a fine art photo. After the gift exchange, they went down to the lobby for cocktails and … Continue reading →

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Scarlett stays to push

Posted on March 1, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Scarlett was reticent to leave New York City for her semi-retirement in the country. After an exhilarating day at the publishing house, she returned to the city townhouse that Vesta’s aunt had given the girls. Scarlett called her country friends, … Continue reading →

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Scarlett misses the birth

Posted on January 31, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

From New York City: “Oh, tell her I said congratulations, dear.” Scarlett put down the phone and went off to lunch in the park.         Then back to the publishing house for meetings.     After work … Continue reading →

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Vesta bristles

Posted on January 11, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Velma wasn’t expecting a newcomer; she shook hands and smiled, but could feel herself bristling.   She didn’t like surprises.   She looked down into her blue tea cup and wondered why Susan seemed familiar. She didn’t like it. She … Continue reading →

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Susan’s Dreams

Posted on December 10, 2012 by AngelaLTodd

Susan dreamed about her parents.   Their community. Their church.       Their courtship.   How everyone  called her mother ‘progressive’     when she was only friends with her father’s sister.

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Scarlett writes

Posted on November 30, 2012 by AngelaLTodd

  Her friends had teased her, of course.   A city girl like her!   Retiring to the country!     She chuckled.   As she picked postcards for each of them,   she tried to fulfill their expectations.   … Continue reading →

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