Thank You Ma'am

Author's Note: This is a short response to the short story of "Thank You, Ma'am". This is a point of view, or mind, from the old lady in the story

In the story "Thank You, Ma'am" there is an old woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. She was walking around town one night, and when she turned a corner, she would have thought she would see people or more buildings; no. What she saw was a young man smack into her, trying to grab her purse, or pocketbook.

In her mind I am guessing she would have thought 'Oh my gosh! Give me it back you thief! That is MY pocketbook! HELP ME! HELP ME!' You would have thought she would have acted and said those words right? Wrong. She did the exact opposite. She stood her ground and clung onto that pocketbook of hers and kicked the little boy. She was brave, people might have thought if there were any on lookers around. No one else would have ever thought about behaving that way if someone tried to rob them.

Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones was a harsh old lady, but also very kind and caring. She was only harsh to the boy only because she wanted to take him to her house and clean him up. She was hoping that he would gain her trust, such as she had to him. This old lady was just trying to change this young man to become a better person, and to not steal anything ever again. She had hoped that would happen, and she received just that.


After that one night of kind gestures from the old woman, Roger has changed for the ways that he acts. I think Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones was a joyful lady for helping the boy, but she will never know how he turned out, because she never once sees him again. People should act more like her, because she is a stern, and caring lady, that helps out complete strangers.

Kill Alex Cross

Author's Note: This is a retelling book ad for the book "Kill Alex Cross".

Genre: Drama, Fiction, Action, Romance

364 pages in this book


Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you’re family was kidnapped and what would all happen with the investigation? What if you received a note from the kidnapper stating that he will kill your family? I recommend the book "Kill Alex Cross" by the author of James Patterson, for readers that like action and crimes in their stories.

Dead Man's Path Response

Author’s note: Writing a letter to the headmaster (Michael Obi), on why he closed the path, when all of the villagers loved that path because of their ancestors.

Dear Headmaster Obi,

Why did you block the villager’s path with sticks and barbed wire? It’s not fair that you did that. Now every villager in town has become upset at you, because of what you did. Just because it went through your school yard in the back, doesn’t mean you should block it out so us, the villagers, can’t get through and travel to places.

I understand that you are probably just trying to protect the students if anyone walked through, but you have to understand the citizens of town and I, have the right to walk through if we have to go someplace. You should trust us. You should have listened to the priest of Ani. If you re-open the pathway, then there will be no troubles. Such as the priest said “let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch”.

On the other hand, now I understand why you shouldn’t trust some of the villagers, because of what we have done to your wife’s garden and flowers around the school and in the school yards. I am sorry for what we all did, but we were just trying to prove a point; that the path that you blocked out was important to us all because of our ancestors and family members. Now a few of the towns people believe that people will become ill and possibly die, because you closed off the path. Such as that one girl, that was in childbed and died.

We, the villagers, are just wishing and hoping that someday soon you will re-open the pathway, so we can get through. Also to be connected to our ancestors from the past. If you ever do re-open the pathway, there will be no more troubles between us.

Sincerely,
The Villagers