The Scene: Legacy and the “Scientific Fact” of FatherhoodTamar headed toward the sewing machine if she wanted to restock. I stayed, trying to offer **DIY craft assistance**, but she insisted that it’s not an authentic **handmade poupée doll** if she doesn’t sew it herself and sign her “John Hancock” on the booty. I joined her […]
Roy’s Letter to Walter)PO Box 973Eloe, LA 98562Dear Walter,Hello from the other side. Ignore the **return address** on this letter because I don’t know where my **travel itinerary** will take me by the time you get this. Right now, I’m at a **roadside rest stop** outside of Gulfport, Mississippi, looking for **affordable lodging** for tonight.
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The SpelHouse ReunionI flinched like someone slipped an ice cube down the back of my shirt. “My accent?”All the people at his table grinned, especially the redhead. “You don’t have a **Southern accent**,” she declared. “All of us are from Georgia. You’re all Yankee.”**Yankee** was a white word, the verbal equivalent of the rebel flag,
I nodded. “In a way, I guess.” I almost added that an artist can only be so famous in America, but I didn’t want to sound jealous or petty. I added, “I’m real proud of her.”My daddy didn’t look up from the road. “I haven’t seen Celestial since your mama’s funeral, with your friend Andre.
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