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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Sneak Peek at Toni Rakestraw's They Call Her Granny
Granny reminisces.
“Times
were different then in a lot of ways,” she said. “But some things don’t
change.”
“Like
what?” I asked automatically. She did tend to drone on.
“The
way we’re treated. That hasn’t changed much.”
I
should stop here and explain that Frances was an old black woman. She’d seen a
lot of change in her life, and if she said some things didn’t change, I guess
she would be an expert.
“Birthing.
I caught my first baby when I was only six years old. My father was gone to
fetch the midwife, and I was left with my cousin. I caught her baby before they
got back.”
That
caught my attention. A six year old catching a baby? “Weren’t you scared?” I
asked.
“Naw.
Nothing to be scared about. It was just a baby.”
***
Toni Rakestraw is an editor by day and a writer by night. She has written another short story, The Longest Night, for Pagan Writers Press. She also co-authored Titanic Deception, a full-length novel, with her husband John.
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Remind me of some of the women I knew growing up...strong, resourceful and fierce...what a great way to honor them, allowing their voices to be heard!
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