Bev Kaplan

“This here is a black walnut tree. Grow deep in the woods, so you gotta know where to look. Cure for most everything. Ever unsure, come seek this tree.”
― Sadeqa Johnson, Yellow Wife

“Who could whip a woman until she lost her child? Only a monster.”
― Sadeqa Johnson, Yellow Wife

“Oliver Twist, my friend deep into the night, helped me to cope.”
― Sadeqa Johnson, Yellow Wife

“nodded, then noticed his eyes take in her slim waist and rounded hips. July’s hair was so thick and long that I implored her to keep it wrapped, but she was young and busy, and often forgot. I feared for her, and tucked her away with the children as much as possible. Beauty was a curse for a slave girl.”
― Sadeqa Johnson, Yellow Wife