J. M. Duke was born and raised in a small Virginia village, a junction
between two railroads with an approximate 1950s population of
three thousand. She was inspired to write “Yes’m” when a lifelon...view moreJ. M. Duke was born and raised in a small Virginia village, a junction
between two railroads with an approximate 1950s population of
three thousand. She was inspired to write “Yes’m” when a lifelong
friend asked her why she did not appear in a kindergarten picture.
She currently lives in Alabama.view less