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Was Blind, but Now I See
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Black Renaissance
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January 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Institute of African American Affairs Winter 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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(Excerpt from the forthcoming novel Liver Lips Sonata)
THE EARLY October morning she met Mr. Charles was chilly yet sunny, the fog having burned off mere hours before. The conference hall ruffled pleasantly with the soft-footed doings-and-goings of a dozen middle-aged and elderly White women, casually clad in elegant sweater suits and mushroom shoes, tending the buffet and mindful of any noise above a chuckle.
The story-telling seminar began at nine-thirty, but none of the presenters, and few of the registered attendees had arrived. At a far table, sienna-toned Peggy, in burgundy suede boots, uncrossed then re-crossed her long, stork-like legs immodestly displayed by the double slits in her ...
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