Michelle : Writing

The Rock Island Line

The Rock Island Line

A Book by Michelle


lilly Moore's early life
After The Fire

After The Fire

A Chapter by Michelle


When we get to Lois’s house, there is no way we can sleep.Her daddy has greeted me at the door with a big smile on his face, and says, “..
I sit and watch her go, until there is nothing left to watch.

I sit and watch her go, until there is nothing lef..

A Chapter by Michelle


I sit and watch her go, until there is nothing left to watch.The baby rests on the porch, and cries for the both of us.After forever passes, my fami..
Life goes on, without Aunt Maggie and Uncle Pearl and Miss Sarah,

Life goes on, without Aunt Maggie and Uncle Pearl ..

A Chapter by Michelle


Life goes on, without Aunt Maggie and Uncle Pearl and Miss Sarah, but it seems like something is missing, every day.Now that we at least know where ..
LILLY � 1935

LILLY � 1935

A Chapter by Michelle


And the man say, well, he say Your alright there, boy You don�t have to pay me nothin� Just get �em on through ..
Since Lee and I have been married

Since Lee and I have been married

A Chapter by Michelle


Since Lee and I have been married, we’ve lived a quiet life, him working for my family and playing baseball, me keeping house, and the books f..
It is raining as we pull into the station

It is raining as we pull into the station

A Chapter by Michelle


It is raining as we pull into the station.I reach over to shake Lee awake and wonder, for the hundredth time, how it can be raining on such a big da..
It gleams, this store in front of us

It gleams, this store in front of us

A Chapter by Michelle


It gleams, this store in front of us.It holds nothing but jewelry, and everything about it shines. Of course, I’d expect that from the stones ..
Lilly 1924

Lilly 1924

A Chapter by Michelle


There’s nothing I like better than a bonfire.The whole neighborhood turns out to dance with my family and me.My grandmother, Hester Moore, thr..