Spitting on Great Aunt Missouri's Grave

Vella, mostly Native American, Creek mother and Cherokee father with a dash of European, was orphaned because her mother died at birth and her father left the baby with relatives. The relative who got her at age three was a sadistic aunt. To escape, Vella married at fifteen, was a widow with a child at seventeen. She herself became a child abuser.

"Spitting on Great Aunt Missouri's Grave" is a story about the enduring power of love to heal and transform, even in the face of unimaginable adversity. Through the characters' struggles and growth, it delivers profound messages about forgiveness, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of family.