Five children in one household, a single mother who works nights but puts the fear in you to not do anything bad. However, because I was scared of pain and my mother, I didn't want to get a whipping. My siblings always called me a dud because I would not do anything bad. I don't like to get whippings they hurt, don't you understand? Speaking with my mother and discussing the past, I found out I never got caught, but omg, I...

Rebecca grew up in a well-to-do family in Memphis. For years, her father wanted her to marry the son of a family friend, but Rebecca did not love him. No sooner had she turned eighteen, she became pregnant by Vernon; a man she barely knew. Before she could share the good news with him, he suddenly left Memphis, never to return. Devastated, she had no choice but to give up the baby. Her parents sent her away to hide her growing...

Karen comes across a nineteenth century newspaper article at college. It hints at the supposed stealing of a horse trophy by her ancestor, Thomas, even though there is no evidence. Thomas and his wife, Margaret, appear to Karen, as they have in the past, and she swears she will clear Thomas' name. Many strange and humorous situations with her dead relatives occur as Karen pursues her goal....