Three thousand miles away, a tall, lean blonde stared out the window of an estate sitting on the shore of Palm Beach.  She blew through her lips the smoke from her cigarette in a slow measured breath.  In her h […]

Bette looked out the window up at the sky.  It would be sundown soon she thought as she turned and walked around her desk. She looked around her office, she loved this room. Lined with bookshelves, with a couch […]

The sun was setting.  Bette sat at her desk in her home office staring at the boxes she had brought home a few weeks ago.  She had kept the office and they had converted the spare room into one for Tina.  Se […]

A Few Weeks Later

Bette woke up, as she usually did, just before the alarm went off so she wouldn’t wake up Tina. Instinct seemed to always pull her out of her dreams before the alarm sounded from her phone. […]

It was early evening by the time Bette got home.  After seeing the old picture of her and Laura, she wasn’t in the mood to continue sorting through the boxes.  James wanted to stay, but she sent him home.  It was […]

It was a relief to head to LA Peabody. Bette knew she was going to have to talk to Tina, but she wasn’t emotionally ready. Thankfully, Tina did not push. This gave her the room to sort out her feelings from t […]

Things had rapidly gotten worst in New York since Tina last spoke to Bette.  They were now using the word Pandemic regularly in the News. She was busy trying to keep things together for the studio, but things […]

Throughout the morning, Bette thought about the situation with Alice.  She usually could sense when Alice needed help, but lately she had to admit she had not been paying attention.  Bette had attempted to c […]

One month later

The Porter-Kennard family walked into Dana’s with beaming smiles on their faces.   They chatted causally as they headed over to the corner table on the patio, the usual place for the Sunday bru […]

Bette leaned against the counter drinking coffee, while listening to NPR over the radio. 

The first case of an infection with the new coronavirus has been discovered in the United States.

A man from […]

Prologue

Nazi’s Modern Art Purge

On July 18, 1937, the Nazis put on what was to become an annual art show—the ”Great German Art Exhibition,” in Munich’s Haus der Kunst. The images on display included […]

Bette looked up at the clock, ”Fuck!” Bette expressed in frustration. ”James,” she called out. ”Where are the caterers?”

James looked up from his desk where he had been filling out forms with the details […]

Tina slowly opened her eyes as the bright morning sun pierced through the window. She squinted as she thought once more how bright this room got in the morning. She slowly reached her arm out expecting to find […]

Tina slowing opened her eyes to see Bette staring back at her.

“Merry Christmas.” Bette said with a beaming smile that was only Bette’s.

“Good morning baby and Merry Christmas to you too.” Tina said as s […]

As a light rain began to fall, Tina and Angie ducked into an Antique store just as the rain began to drip off of them. Mother and daughter laughed as they shook the water from their hair. They knew this was […]