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The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: ENTER MS. EUNICE
Auntie Lissett and Moms had been friends since Oliver was 7. He introduced them through chance meetings, while visiting other friends. Auntie Lisset loved to laugh. She liked Oliver, and invited him over to do watercolor art. She let him hang out and paint clouds and rainbows; or a praying baby animal on molded plaster…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: VIVA VONETTA!
Ollie’s sister, Vonetta, already had a room at her house for him. He would get a job. She was responsible, young, and kept an eye on him. Moms always said, “Vonetta always wanted a little brother.” Her twin, Loretta, was technically 10 whole minutes younger than Vonetta, and was less excited about the idea. Vonettta…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: THE VICTORY IN DEFEAT
The elegant and charming Ms. Davina “Sista Moms” Sixx found her way as a housekeeper in the Axel Kraft Family suburban mansion in Anglerock Hills, NJ. An ad in the paper led Davina to the prospect. The Axel Krafts owned a popular national brand of yogurt, cottage and cream cheese, including other dairy innovations. The…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: HE GOTTA HAVE IT
As a child of Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne, Bill Cosby, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Prince, The Hawkins Family, Teddy Pendergrass, The Clark Sisters, James Ingram, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Trent D’Arby, Janet Jackson and Gene Anthony Ray, I decided I wanted to be a star. By the…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: LOVE ENFLAMED
“Hey O!” a female voice whispered. “I think there is someone in the window trying to get your attention.” Oliver was surprised. Someone in his science class was talking to him. He and Moms had been living in Anglerock for a little over a year. He’d made a few friends, but he still stayed pretty…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: MELLE MEL STOLE MY BIKE
Melle Mel stole my bike. A little less than a year prior, I blasted my family for forgetting to acknowledge or celebrate my 13th birthday. Moms wasn’t big on celebrating holidays, or maybe she secretly couldn’t afford doing anything, so she acted as if the day was no big deal. There’d been a snowstorm the…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: HOPE OF THE LAST DRAGON
1984. I made it to high school! It was a challenge getting through the last few years. But, I made it! Leaving a small private school 2 years ago to attend an over-sized public school with all white people – culture shock. Moving to a school with mostly Black people was comforting. And, scary. It…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: THE MASC IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE FATHER SIDE
My best friend in eighth grade had what I thought was the perfect family. At the time, Sista Moms was a domestic worker in the Axel Kraft Mansion in Anglerock Hills. We lived in the ‘maid’s quarters’ – basically, a one-bedroom apartment (with no kitchen) in the basement of the house. I had the bedroom…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: MY NAME IS NOT ‘FIDO’
By the time I moved back to my hometown in 10th grade I’d attended 6 schools in 5 years. We’d been living in Slowdie, NJ. In 1983, it was a Euro-centric town. The girls barely spoke to me. A couple of the boys thought I was cool ’cause I looked like one of their favorite…
The 9 Lives of Oliver 6: TOUCHED OR ANNOINTED? [Reader Discretion Advised]
It was my all time favorite song to hear Sista Moms sing; “He Touched Me” is a beautiful Gospel ballad that talks about becoming whole at “God’s touch.” “…Something happened, and now, I know… He touched me and made me whole.” People truly felt touched when Sista Moms sang that song. Even the pastor’s wife,…
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