Sophia and Pedro create a Christmas Surprise for their "chosen family

A Christmas Eve Surprise, Part 3, a short story from Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers.

Sophia and Pedro spend Christmas Eve with their "chosen" family.

A Christmas short story in four parts, December 17-20.

A modern writer who respects bards of old, like Taliesin, Aneurin, and Myrddin Wilt, combines storytelling, teaching, and compassion through both contemporary and historical themes. Bards of old were poets, musicians, and historians who preserved culture through oral performance. Maybe the reason I feel connected to bards is that, at four, I started studying music, later sang opera, and composed operas and songs to my own words. I have always studied history and believe that

Elizabeth Keckley (1818–1907) was born enslaved in Virginia. As an extraordinary seamstress, she became the foremost seamstress and dress designer in Washington, DC. During President Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, she became a confidante and dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882). These two damaged women from different backgrounds came together and helped improve each other's well-being.