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The black dog sleeps in the cradle while the baby howls. "My dear, did you notice? The mantle clock stopped at four." Breathe now. ..

More poetry inspired by Driving Across Texas

I am adding chapters pretty much at random rather than trying to post the entire novel. That may account for what appear to be gaps in the story.

Fishing with Mama As her mother guided the skiff to their special fishing spot Pearl tried to make herself look forward to the long summer vacati..

Tiny Boxes On the morning they were to be baptized, Rose and Pearl woke up to find tiny boxes on their pillows. The boxes were wrapped in tissue ..

Madeline Helps Out “Madeline! Make yourself decent. Mr. Benjamin’s coming up the road.” Madeline rolled her eyes at her mother..

Benjamin Marries Madeline “I don’t have to marry her, Aunt Sarah. I want to marry her.” “That isn’t what your Mama t..

A Lamb Made of Stone How could they be twins? Pearl and Rose grew more different as they got older. By the time they were seventeen, they didn&rsqu..

Under the Mimosa Tree It was Rose who suggested they should all go to a church on Christmas Eve. Pearl had known for weeks something wasn’t r..

Rose Dreams about Pearl The wind came up during the night. The howling had roused Rose from a disturbing dream in which her sister was floating o..