Henry Edwards, Pensacola Lighthouse, July 1 2040, Southern Redoubt

I had a sticky moment with Stonewall Jackson on the balcony.

He knew my place in his world. “You eat field peas, boy.” (Field peas were for slaves.)

Fear shook me though he was only a ghost.

Then he was gone.

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*photo The US National Archives via flickr. General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson circa 1863

On Halloween, Granny makes celery casserole while we play in the woods, the old Oviedo celery fields. We play with the ghost children as the cheese melts and the milk softens the stalks. Under the moon, Papa fiddles while Granny dances on a door to make the ghost children happy. 💀 👻

Image: Child petting a cat --- Florida, 1880s, flickr, State Library and Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

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