Regina, What Is the Color of It? Letter Size Edition

By Curtis W. Jackson

A young woman's letter to her intimate friend, Regina reveals a short story of another close companionship. It is a past account of a bright, aspiring student and her brilliant and beautiful teacher.
A lovely skinned black youth, Mispha struggles for acceptance in a bias affluent society of the latter 1980's. The brave white teacher, Samantha confronts academic pressure as she strives to advance multicultural studies in a predominantly Caucasian community.
They face their limitations and find a compromise in a bonding friendship of sisterhood, sealing it in an association with a handsome professor. Regina, What Is The Color of It reflects the hues, tones, and shades of a Long Island schoolgirl coming of age just in time.

Note: This is the letter size edition of the original short story, which has been rewritten as a novella with the same title. The longer version due for release in late Fall, 2016. This smaller edition is presenting in two languages, English and Spanish, separated by chapters.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Curtis W. Jackson
• Release date: Sep 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370961023

Curtis W. Jackson

Curtz Jackson is a screenwriter of modern and period films involving close interactions. He is earning his BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University. He studied Graphic Design and assisted as a film extra on movie and television sets. His last feature was We Only Know So Much (2018, Director, Donal Lardner Ward).Mr. Jackson authored the short pictorial drama of a man’s end-of-life decision, One Blue Eye Jake’s Twilight Boardwalk (2020, Blurb Books), and published photo essays such as Late Afternoon in the Hop and Bark Park (2019, Lulu.com). He’s the novelist of Waiting for Regina (2017, Barnes and Noble Press) and the humor artist of 57 Sections: A Book of Cartoons. In the mid-1990s, Mr. Jackson was a freelance cartoonist and street caricature artist.

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Regina, What Is The Color Of It?

Letter Size Edition

By

Curtis W. Jackson

Copyright © 2016 Curtis W. Jackson

All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents

The English Version of Regina, what is the Color of It?

1. Dedication

2. Introduction

3. From Mispha To Regina, A Letter in English

4. Part Two, A Letter to Regina Continues in English

5. Conclusion

The Spanish Edition of Regina, what is the Color of it?

Regina, ¿Cuál es el color de esto?

6. Didcatoria

7. Introducción

8. De Mispha a Regina, una carta en Español

8. Segunda parte, una carta a Regina sigue en Español

10. Conclusión

Dedication

For all my brothers and sisters who had labored and are working faithfully in non-profit activities. They are accomplishing much good in charitable acts, motivated by their love for Jehovah and their neighbors.

Introduction

In the mid-1990's I wrote a short story in the form of a personal letter to a friend. Mispha is writing to her longtime friend, Regina. Until now, the tale in a fictional memoir was never publishing; only a few persons read it. This edition can be considered the short version of ‘Regina, What is the Color of It?’ A longer version will be releasing in a novella. It is my gladness to share this sampling of Cory Douglas, Samantha Oliver, Regina and Mispha recounting her senior year in high school, thank you for your readership.

From Mispha to Regina, A Letter in English

July 31, 1994

From Mispha Towards Regina,

Greetings my dear, longtime companion! It has been years since our high school days in Chestnut Bay, Long Island. Are you happy and in good health? May