Linda Ross

Linda Ross

The Hospital

The Army post-surgery ward is chilly. Wearing an old pair of cashmere mittens from several fashion seasons past, Olivia pours fresh drinking water at each bedside table. Army regulations dictate each cot has one standard issue woolen blanket in greyish…

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The Open House

OPEN HOUSE Authentic Victorian home built in 1900.  July 21, 2024   Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 5712 sq. ft. 5 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms.  Attic office  Finished basement.  Formal parlor. Large dining room.  Small library and upstairs sitting rooms.  Mahogany…

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College

Five leather suitcases, three hat boxes and a sizable crate jammed the Oldsmobile’s back seat. Mable twisted around from the front passenger seat, eyeing Brooke wedged between a Fall semester’s worth of clothes and art supplies to ask, “Enough stuff?”…

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Beaded Purses

History Between the Pages Excerpts from An Imperfect Woman by Linda Ross (from Chapter 1, “The Secret Interview & Green Velvet”) In the refined hush of the Cottey College parlor, Mary Pearson struggled to tuck in a loose bead on…

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