It Wouldn't Be Halloween Without Gloria and Jack

A photo treat with a sense of humor. No tricks!

Just for fun around 2004, with some clothes, shoes and a purse from the thrift store, fabric, and sewing-department pillow stuffing, I created Gloria Wildwing. She turned out to be a modern woman with a raised consciousness and a good sense of her own worth. Of course she was kind, even though her face was a Halloween mask and she didn’t look very approachable.

Gloria Wildwing is a free spirit

A year or so later, Jack appeared and they became a couple. Soon after that, they enjoyed a vacation at a B&B in Brevard, and Gloria’s photo album came out in a (very) limited edition. I was working at Highland Books on Broad Street at the time, and Gloria and Jack were invited to the store for a book signing. You might remember seeing them there.

Jack and Gloria at Highland Books for a book signing, c.2006

Here are some photos from Gloria’s album with her own comments.

We arrive at our little B&B after a lovely but dizzy ride through the mountains.

They’re so thoughtful here. We have one of those new computers in our room and Jack seems to know how to work it.

On our first evening we play rummy. I’m not too sure if Jack knows the rules.

Don’t worry, he’s OK, just a little surprised. He was helping me park, so I wasn’t going too fast.

Our day on on Main Street was wonderful and then we loved The Barber of Seville up at the Music Center.

It was so romantic here in the mountains, I wish we could stay longer.

I hope you had fun with Gloria and Jack!

Photos by Deda Edney