T.D.Carter
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Tilita Carter is a writer from Alabama whose work explores all the aspects of family. Sunday Best is her first submission, and she is currently working on a collection of stories inspired by life growing up in Southern state of Alabama.
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SUNDAY BEST PART II. Content Warning.
Sunday Best Part II By: T.D Carter As I sat there next to Aunt Mae, my feet swung back and forth in ankle lace ruffle white socks, the glossy black patent leather of my Mary Jane shoes catching the dappled sunlight that filtered through the stained-glass windows. I glanced up at her—she was transfixed, her gaze locked on the pulpit as the choir filed in, their robes a river of color and movement. Aunt Mae’s red and black dress hugged her curves with the confidence of a racecar hugging every twist and turn on a well-worn track. Her skin, luminous and light, whispered of her Cherokee grandmother’s legacy, and her hair—inky black, coiled in generous curls—framed her face like a crown. She moved with a regal grace, her every gesture dignified, as if she carried the weight of our family’s name on her shoulders. When Aunt Mae entered a room, conversations paused, heads turned, and admiration lingered in the air like perfume.
By T.D.Carter6 months ago in Families
Sunday Best. AI-Generated.
Sunday Best by T.D Carter As I sit here and reminisce, I can see myself vividly—like a lucid dream—at five years old. The image is so clear and real, I can still smell the bergamot grease in my freshly pressed hair. My golden-brown skin shines like a new copper penny, slick with coconut butter and Vaseline. The smells bring it all back, and I close my eyes as I remember that hot, humid, sticky Sunday morning.
By T.D.Carter7 months ago in Families
