Read Parts One Through Six Back home, Jilly found it hard finding a new normal. Since her return, she accepted Matthew’s proposal. Before selling off the antiques to a willing Mr. Billings, Jilly checked every nook and cranny for Marie’s journal. She thought it odd for her great-great-grandmother to dispose of it, since they shared ...

Read Parts One through Five here Marie couldn’t believe her ears. “Harriett, was your great aunt?” “She was, well, maybe a great-great-aunt, and she lived to be 113, at least we think. We never could find her birth certificate. Her mind was still as sharp as a tack on the day she went to the ...

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Having a Gullah housekeeper came with its own set of privileges, as well as experiences. Marie remembers as a little girl, the stories Harriett shared about her people. It was rare they allowed outsiders into their circle. But Harriett’s grandfather fell in love with a Creole woman ...

Read Part One here Read Part Two here Read Part Three here Matt ushered Marie out of the bedroom and down the stairwell. She noticed the perplexed look on his face. “If I know Jilly like I know Jilly, she purchased the mirror from Mr. Billings antique store on Main Street. I’m going to head ...

Read Part One Read Part Two Several weeks passed since Jilly had been transported to 1868, where she had taken over her great-great-grandmother’s life. She was getting impatient. This particular morning when Jilly awoke to what she considered a nightmare, she decided to get more involved with her situation.  Harriett, the housemaid, came to wake ...

Read The Looking Glass – Part One here. Marie’s eyes fluttered open. She pushed herself up onto her elbows and looked around the strange room. Scrambling off the bed, Marie’s head felt as if it were spinning in circles. Lying back down, she needed to quell the nausea rising up from her stomach. The last ...

It had been a while since Jilly had gone antique shopping. Mr. Billings had left a message telling her he had acquired some pieces she may be interested in purchasing. As she dressed that morning, she was excited to explore Mr. Billings’s new finds in his second-hand store. Jilly was a history buff. Not only ...