Teach them to read. Knowledge is, was, and always will be power.
Enjoy my short stories about life, love, murder, angels, fat, forty, & frumpy & being rejected for looking too white.
@jadelove700.bsky.social
@jadelove700.bsky.socialTeach them to read. Knowledge is, was, and always will be power.
Enjoy my short stories about life, love, murder, angels, fat, forty, & frumpy & being rejected for looking too white.
@jadelove700.bsky.social@jadelove700.bsky.social“We're stuck," he said. There were no headlights behind them. None ahead. No houses. No movement.
MUSIC IN THE SNOW
@jadelove700.bsky.socialShe thought each incident was too small to matter, but together, they painted a picture. One that damned.
The Woman Who Watched—A True Short Story
#BookSky #TrueStory #ReadWomen
#DiverseLit #DramaSky #AfricanAmericanVoices
#WorkPlaceDrama
@jadelove700.bsky.socialA Family Lost in a Blizzard.
Winter in Chicago is tropical compared to winter in Fairbanks.
Music in the Snow—A Short Story
#BookSky #WomensFiction #ReadWomen #Supernatural #DivineIntervention #Miracles
@jadelove700.bsky.socialShe spent her days watching other people. Then someone turned the spotlight on her.
See what's new at the Café.
"The Woman Who Watched"
#BookSky #WorkPlaceDrama #Karma #WomensFiction #ChickLit #ReadWomen #DramaSky
@jadelove700.bsky.socialHe'd found money. Success. Beautiful houses. Beautiful women. But he didn't find Home.
When a Man ❤️s a Woman/Chapter 2
#BlueSky #RomanceSky #WomensFiction #ChickLit #ReadWomen #BookSkyFiction #Chicago
@jadelove700.bsky.socialHis Landmark albums & concert films like That Nigger's Crazy & Live in Concert set the benchmark for modern stand-up.
Comedy history is often split into 2 eras: before him and after him.
Who is he?
The Comedians
@jadelove700.bsky.socialHe stood spellbound at the circular airplane bar, mesmerized by the sleeping woman. When she woke and stared at him, he thought of the Billie Holiday song, "Them There Eyes."
When a Man ❤️s a Woman
@jadelove700.bsky.social@jadelove700.bsky.socialSooner or later, we all sit down to a dish of consequences. Welcome to the table. Angel will be your server this evening.
👁️👁️ at
3-year-old Bratty Bubba
A Criminal Caregiver to the Elderly
A Rapist
@jadelove700.bsky.socialOne of the few African Americans on campus, he’d grown up hearing 2 things: 'Make us proud' and 'To whom much is given, much is expected.'
The Summer of 1950—A Story of Race & Regrets
#BookSky #AfricanAmericanVoices #ReadWomen #ChickLit #RomanceSky #ShortStoriesSky
@jadelove700.bsky.socialThis is your life you're living. And it's the only one you've got.
'Desiderata'—A 1927 guide to living it right.
@jadelove700.bsky.socialOne of the few African Americans on campus, he’d grown up hearing two things: 'Make us proud' and 'To whom much is given, much is expected.'
The Summer of 1950
#BookSky #WomensFiction #ContemporaryFiction #DiverseLit #ReadWomen #RomanceSky #AfricanAmericanVoices
@jadelove700.bsky.socialWhen he didn't come home for 10 days, she quoted Beyoncé: "You must not know 'bout me."🤨 FAFO
Fat, Forty and Frumpy—A Must-Read Short Story
#BookSky #RomanceSky #WomensFiction #ChickLit #ReadWomen #AfricanAmericanVoices
#DramaSky
@jadelove700.bsky.socialSix Little Indians set out for the stage:
1 had sex with Marlon Brando,
1 Got Slapped,
1 Got Arrested,
1 walked away from $50 million,
1 Hung Himself, and the other
1 went to Summer Camp.
The Comedians
@jadelove700.bsky.socialShe wore large sunglasses. It was as if she were trying to hide something, and I always felt that what she was hiding was a deep, quiet rage
Fact vs Fiction
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@jadelove700.bsky.socialHe began leaving their bed late at night, always returning before her alarm went off. When she questioned him, he had answers. He always had answers.
Everyone Knew—A Short Story
#BookSky #ChickLit #RomanceSky #WomensFiction #ReadWomen #AfricanAmericanVoices #DramaSky
@jadelove700.bsky.socialIt was a fragile moment in time. They danced to a slower tempo—A time when a pocketful of change meant a day of adventure & the best seat in town was a lawn chair on a summer evening.
"This is 1965"
#Nostalgia #Memories #Retro #BabyBoomer #JoinIn #BookSky #ReadWomen
@jadelove700.bsky.socialThe FBI took jurisdiction over the case because the alleged crime occurred on an international flight, placing the incident under federal maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
Clipped Wings
#BookSky #TrueStory #WomensFiction #ChickLit #ReadWomen #TravelTales #AirportLife