Commonplace Book

She didn't give us whippings but she could talk to you until you were too short to climb a curb.

-- Adrian Spinks, son of Ola Mae Sprinks, speaking of his mother. Ola Mae Spinks, retired librarian, dies at 106; helped organize 'Slave Narratives'" by Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press (June 26, 2020).

A Commonplace Book