The Presence of All Color

by Lisa Aldridge

The Presence of All Color is a short story about Lily White, a muse who is born in 1929 to a nondescript family that rejects her uniqueness when her blond hair begins to grow fantastic—but socially unacceptable—colorful strands. Her aunt, Georgia, is an artist who recognizes and protects Lily’s unusual ability to nurture creativity and inspire others. Lily inadvertently helps Andy, who's lost his ability through personal tragedy. Their life-long friendship and love is enough to give him a new artistic essence. As Lily grows into adulthood, she comes to understand and appreciate herself and deliberately exercises her ability for a writer she meets in Taos.

14 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 11, 2016

About the author

Lisa Aldridge lives and writes in a 19th century Catholic church which she and her husband are renovating while carefully not disturbing the ghosts. She is the author of The Knowing Ones (YA fantasy/romance), Dangerous Impressions (NA romantic adventure), The Ring 'O Callum Brodgar (Time Travel romance), short stories and more.

Before becoming a writer, Lisa was a cultural anthropologist and spent a lot of time in dusty rooms with Native American effigy pots and skeletal remains that were thousands of years old. They whispered intriguing stories to her imagination. She also taught Sociology, History, and English college classes. But when she wrote a novel for her college students, she realized her passion for writing.

Lisa has an MFA from Lindenwood University and has published short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, and flash fiction in various literary journals. She received the Samuel C. Dellinger Award from the University of Arkansas Anthropology Department.

She loves hanging out with her poet-husband and her hilarious kids, she has eight of them! She also loves painting and dark chocolate. Someday she hopes to paint an edible landscape with melted chocolates.