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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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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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Susan is content

Posted on July 26, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Susan didn’t know what Velma and Vesta knew. Yet.   Susan was content.   She liked her living space, her baby was healthy, and she had Velma.   Velma was like the mother she didn’t have.

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Velma Stunned

Posted on July 19, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

The news was, of course preposterous. Not just that her friend had a daughter, or that nobody knew about the daughter. But the daughter was… brown and recently came to town and was Susan. Velma wanted Susan for her own … Continue reading →

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Scarlett and Sherman

Posted on July 3, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

They settled in now that Scarlett’s project in New York was finished. They had tea at 3 every day. Sometimes in the evenings they would dance.

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Susan

Posted on May 18, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Susan was happy. The baby was happy. She’d been informally adopted by Velma,who came once a week to make tea, rock the baby, and send Susan to soak in the tub. Still. When she slept she dreamed of the mother … Continue reading →

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Velma’s Tea Routine

Posted on May 10, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

      It was weekly now. Susan soaked in the tub.           Vesta lulled to sleep; then she made tea.         Late. So late. But she had her little family.  

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Vesta glides on in

Posted on April 5, 2013 by AngelaLTodd

Vesta found the note telling her that Velma was at Susan’s. Vesta scowled, just a little. Vesta went to her room. She took off her new dress. She unpacked, bathed. Then she set off to find her friend and tell … 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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Velma breaks down

Posted on December 7, 2012 by AngelaLTodd

Velma loved this time of year. Hustle. Bustle. Shopping. Shopping! They had all agreed not to shop for each other. Velma rolled her eyes to nobody in particular. This year she had a tight community to buy for.  Finally. She … Continue reading →

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