The Debut of the Divas

The Darling Divas, as we came to be known, are the four fabulous neices of the one and only, Aunt Fern. Separated by family, location, and circumstance, we four would be shipped off to our Aunt's care each summer for a dose of 'good clean living and Godliness' as only this kindly, upright, God-fearing Lady could dish out.

Needless to say, we ran rampant as only four girls could. Aunt Fern's lectures sank in only skin deep and we scrubbed up only well enough to pass her inspection to attend Church with her on Sundays.

Her views on the world, life, sexuality were deeply rooted in her Southern Baptist upbringing and a particular view her own Victorian mother had instilled in her.

We cousins survived and to this day have our own world views, oddly shaped and honed as they are, no doubt thanks in part to this little old lady, who had never to this day has met a lesbian, even though one of her neices has been openly gay for more than two decades.
"Isn't it nice dear, that she has someone to live with, since she is a spinster?" has the cousins roaring with laughter until we are ready to pee our pants.

My 'Home' is a place for my writing. Later, you'll find links to the Cousins, the other Diva's and Aunt Fern has absolutely PROMISED to share with us some of the advice she has dished out over the years. (She has her own Dear Aunt Fern column in her small town newspaper. I kid you not, it is a gem. We Divas subscribe to the four page weekly, just to read our Aunt's eye-popping, jaw-dropping wisdom.)

Love to all,
Kennedy.