Dearest Readers: Below is an award-winning short story written many years ago. Hope you enjoy! NOT MY PAPA by Barbie Perkins-Cooper The screaming telephone jolted me out of bed. “Hello,” I groaned rubbing my sleep-filled eyes. “Were you asleep?” My mother’s crude voice whined. Rolling my eyes to the ceiling, I whimpered, “Not anymore.” “Your …
Barbie Perkins-Cooper, Author 