Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Challah and Callaloo
    Challah and Callaloo
    Challah and Callaloo
    Ebook51 pages48 minutes

    Challah and Callaloo

    By La Toya Hankins

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Leah Tubman had no way of knowing the informational interview she had in 2008 with the shapely marketing manager would lead to her planning a same-sex Southern wedding, complete with a rabbi and rum cake, seven years later. She and Patricia Goldman may come from different faiths, but their love knows no bounds.

    When the two women meet, they don’t need a Supreme Court decision to fall in love, but thanks to the split June 2015 ruling making gay marriage legal in the United States, they plan to make their interracial mixed love affair official with a fall wedding. It takes an allergy scare and a brunch complete with sex and syrup to bring them close to wedding bliss, but Leah wouldn’t have it any other way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateFeb 21, 2016
    ISBN9781634860420
    Challah and Callaloo
    Author

    La Toya Hankins

    La Toya Hankins is a native of North Carolina and currently resides in Raleigh, NC. A graduate of East Carolina University, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in journalism with a minor in political science. During her college career, she became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and later served as second vice president for one of the largest graduate chapters in North Carolina.After working as a regional reporter and features editor in the Charlotte metro area for seven years, she entered the world of banking. Presently employed with the State of North Carolina, she divides her time between being a proud pet parent of an 8-year-old terrier named Neo and volunteering in the community.Currently serving as the co-chair of Shades of Pride, organizer of the annual Triangle Black Pride, Hankins is an active supporter of LGBT issues and addressing health disparities that affect her community. Her literary influences and loves include Zora Neale Hurston, Walter Mosley, Anne Rice, and Pearl Cleage. Her motto, borrowed from Hurston, is “I do not weep at the world, I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”

    Read more from La Toya Hankins

    Related to Challah and Callaloo

    Related ebooks

    Lesbian Fiction For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Fake Poor Bride

      Jun 16, 2023

      The Fake Poor Bride
      20 min read

    • Article

      Married With Benefits

      Apr 13, 2019

      Married With Benefits
      18 min read

    • Article

      Chrissie Swan

      Nov 30, 2023

      Chrissie Swan
      6 min read

    • Article

      Girlfriend Power

      Jan 28, 2022

      Girlfriend Power
      4 min read

    • Article

      For Even Better

      Nov 26, 2022

      For Even Better
      4 min read

    • Article

      Welcome To The Neighborhood

      Sep 26, 2022

      Welcome To The Neighborhood
      6 min read

    • Article

      Best possible SUPPORT

      Aug 28, 2022

      A dear friend of mine had her beautiful home burn to the ground recently. It was a home that had been designed with family and friends at its centre. She and her husband spent years creating a home that would endure for generations. Everything within

      2 min read

    • Article

      Two Become One

      Nov 10, 2021

      Two Become One
      5 min read

    • Article

      My Hubby’s other Lover

      Jul 22, 2021

      My Hubby’s other Lover
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Perfect Wedding

      Apr 6, 2020

      A Perfect Wedding
      5 min read

    • Article

      Love Made Me A MILLION

      Feb 11, 2020

      Love Made Me A MILLION
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Sisters Room

      Feb 25, 2023

      The Sisters Room
      3 min read

    • Article

      Personalized Wedding Day Gifts

      Nov 19, 2018

      Personalized Wedding Day Gifts
      5 min read

    • Article

      Light The Way

      Feb 4, 2023

      Light The Way
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Strange REQUEST

      Sep 30, 2020

      A Strange REQUEST
      6 min read

    • Article

      Joy After All The Heartache

      Mar 31, 2023

      Joy After All The Heartache
      7 min read

    • Article

      Rebecca Gibney

      Dec 28, 2023

      Rebecca Gibney
      10 min read

    • Article

      To Love And TO CHERISH

      Jul 13, 2023

      To Love And TO CHERISH
      6 min read

    • Article

      THE allure OF LAUR

      May 1, 2023

      THE allure OF LAUR
      7 min read

    • Article

      A Perfect Wedding

      Aug 2, 2021

      The door bangs, the house trembles, I hold my breath: Bridezilla is home. My son coined the phrase and normally I try to minimise teasing between my children (a lifetime’s habit, a lifetime’s work) but frankly, I agree with him. A blood-curdling scre

      5 min read

    • Article

      Rebecca Gibney

      Dec 28, 2023

      Rebecca Gibney
      10 min read

    • Article

      Needled

      Dec 27, 2019

      Needled
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Challah and Callaloo

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Challah and Callaloo - La Toya Hankins

      Challah and Callaloo

      By La Toya Hankins

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2016 La Toya Hankins

      ISBN 9781634860420

      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

      Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

      * * * *

      To my Jamaican-Canadian, who has opened my mind to new experiences and the promise to always be by my side to claim free birthday meals wherever they may be found.

      * * * *

      Challah and Callaloo

      By La Toya Hankins

      You know I’m an ordained minister, right? We can get two of your friends over tomorrow, set up in your living room, and get this whole wedding situation nipped in the bud, Leah Tubman’s office manager said while the two stood waiting for the office coffee maker to finish brewing their morning salvation. The mechanic purring of the twelve-cup appliance punctured her offer. Completing its task, the deliverer of all good things hot and black sat waiting.

      I mean, I’m not trying to be all up in your business, but I hear you on the phone, trying to coordinate everything. Some days, you make me want to pull my hair out. That is saying a lot, considering how much I paid for this sew-in last month.

      I appreciate the gesture, Stephanie. But, after the work Patricia and I put into getting a rabbi and a Baptist minister to agree to co-officiate a lesbian wedding, I think we are going to stick with the plan. Leah poured her first cup of the day into her blue and white sorority mug. I will say, the fact you mentioned doing something to your hair is a major indication of how serious you are. We both know how committed you are about your ‘dos.

      Stephanie responded to the wide smile on Leah’s espresso face with a gap-toothed grin. Even though technically Stephanie worked for her, Leah valued Stephanie for reasons beyond her work ethic. The Charlotte, North Carolina, marketing firm Leah cofounded with Stephanie’s husband and another business school classmate of theirs was an hour away from opening. Leah and Stephanie always arrived first so they could start their day with coffee and chit chat. This August morning, the main topic was Leah’s upcoming, mixed interfaith, same-sex marriage.

      On the outside, Leah portrayed a sense of calmness and order about her wedding. Inside, however, she churned with feelings of exhilaration mixed with exhaustion. There was so much they had done, but still so much yet to tackle to make sure their special day didn’t end in disaster. Despite the couple being official for close to seven years and participating in a commitment ceremony, the recent Supreme Court decision two months ago had motivated them to have a traditional wedding. As if anything concerning Patricia and Leah’s relationship could be considered anything less than out of the norm.

      On paper, the two of them would never be considered a match by most people. Leah, a Jamaican-born, Delaware-raised graphic

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1