My sister Dodie and I were curled up on the leather couch in front of the fire at Grampy Bates’ ranch. I’d brought the hatbox I found in Mama’s old closet that afternoon, and we were rummaging through old photographs, letters and memorabilia I hadn’t seen before. On top of the pile there was …
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Los Niños de la Corizon
Donna Dufresne We were curled up on the leather couch in front of the fire at Grampy Bates’ ranch. I’d brought the hatbox I found in Mama’s old closet that afternoon, and we were rummaging through old photographs, letters and other memorabilia I hadn’t seen before. On top of the pile there was a …
THE TANGO DRESS
Donna Dufresne I sat there lost in thought, admiring the fancy dress and shoes my mother, or someone else had sketched in her journal, when I heard my sister Dodie’s BMW kick up the gravel of the circular drive out front of the house. It screeched to a hissing halt of dust, and I was …