We are both a force of nature, trying to carve a life for ourselves in a field we both love dearly, that saved us when we were young, and still is, even though things in the industry are very different. You adjust more quickly than I do. Because you’re always so optimistic. I love having dinner with you at that Mexican restaurant this summer. I’ll see you next summer!

Well, that fairy tale book about two sisters is so changed, she won’t know it. I wrote it for her, but in the end, it’s not for her. Still, I gave her a lot of books about her and our childhood and those she knew about!

Thank you for reading and commenting. I wrote this in my head one night (when I should have been sleeping). Since then I’ve dreamed about the cousins who have gone on to the Big Family Reunion in the sky, including my only sibling, my beloved sister.

Thank you for reading and dropping a comment. Yes, it was a different time. I wish I could take my ten-year-old self back to my aunts’ houses for one day . . .

My father’s family was from Saltville. I’ve been there several times and I love it too. It’s beautiful there, so different from where I live now (Fredericksburg).