Family of Me

by Daphne
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Daphne Star
Daphne Star
@daphnestar@familyofme.com
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  • Scene 123: Settling In

    Mom (Me): Good morning Twyla. Twyla (The Parent, nervous): Uh, hi there. Mom: How are you feeling? You’ve had a bit of time to settle in now; hopefully you’re starting to get comfortable around here. Twyla: I am, sure. I understand that our collective goal here is to process our shared past and connect it…

  • Extra Scene 8: Trans Day of Visibility 2024

    (A curly haired teenage girl sleeps in her bed, barely visible under a mound of blankets. Her college-aged sister walks casually up to the bed, a dove perched on her shoulder. The dove’s feathers are curiously colored, with light blue, pink, and white feathers in a five-striped pattern running the length of their body. The…

  • Scene 122: Forging The Chain

    Mom (Me): Good morning, girls. Libra (The Friend): Good morning Mom. Bloom (The Survivor): Good morning, new sister! The Parent (uneasy): I’m still getting used to that… Bloom (excited): Oh, you need a name! You’re a woman and a parent, so that makes you… Wait, hold on. Mom: Let’s slow down just a touch. How…

  • Scene 121: Reinforcements

    Bloom (The Survivor): Okay Mom, I’ve gathered the rest of the family! Libra (The Friend): I’ve been gathered! What’s up? Mom (Me): In the last scene we talked about my trouble with criticism and how I didn’t think we could manage it alone. Ivy (The Partner): I used to think my partner criticized me quite…

  • Scene 120: The Critical Point

    Mom (Me): Good morning, girls. Bloom (The Survivor): G’morning Mom! Ivy (The Companion): Good morning. Mom: I don’t see the two of you together very often. Bloom: We haven’t had a chance to hang out much! I wanted to catch up with my big sis. Ivy: It’s kind of nice to be reminded of the…

  • Scene 119: The Mood Pin

    Mom (Me): Good morning Libra. Libra (The Friend): Good morning Mom. How are you doing today? Mom: I’m alright… How about yourself? Libra: Not so bad. I hear you’ve been coming to some of your daughters with questions recently. Mom (uneasy): Yeah — since Ivy left I’ve been pretty introspective, haven’t I? I’ve spent a…

  • Scene 118: Space For Lightness

    Mom (Me): Hello girls. Lark (The Dreamer): Good morning, Mother. Ivy (The Companion): Hey Mom. What’s on your mind today? Mom: I was about to ask you the same thing. I wasn’t expecting both of you together. Ivy: I wanted to see Lark… She’s been helping me reconnect with my desires. Mom (smiling): She’s pretty…

  • Scene 117: Digging For Desire

    Lark (The Dreamer): Hey Mom. Mom (Me): Good morning, Lark. Lark: How’re you doing today? Mom: I’m doing alright… I’ve been thinking about things. Lark: Oh? What about? Mom (snarky): Right now I’m thinking about how you seem to keep coming by to check on me instead of the other way around. Lark (smiling): It…

  • Scene 116: Winter Wonderland

    (Snow falls gently from overhead, slowly joining the two inches already covering the ground. A pristine layer of white glitters with reflected light across a field, save for the places where six women of varying ages have already left their boot prints.) Ivy (The Companion): Goodness it’s cold! Does it have to be so cold?…

  • Scene 115: Attraction Boomerang

    Lark (The Dreamer): Hey Mom! Mom (Me): Hello Lark. What’s on your mind? Lark: Not so much — I just wanted to say hi. I heard Libra’s experiment went well. Mom (happy): It did! It seems she’s not afraid of being desired after all. Lark: Only when it’s from strangers, right? Mom: Right. She needs…