Diary Entry No. 8 – Mrs. Jones: “She Loved a Married Man. And Had His Children.”

She met him at sea, a man with a wife and three kids waiting on land for him. She never asked for more than comfort, affection, and the soft thud of his boots in her hallway once a month. But love, even in the shadows, leaves a mark.This is the story of Mrs. Jones, the woman behind the rumors. The mistress. The single mother. The deacon’s secret.The sailor's discovery. Told through the eyes of a woman who never claimed to be the victim or the villain. This diary entry explores love without titles, shame without confession, and motherhood forged in secrecy. It’s about the women we don’t talk about, but who live beside us in pews, in clinics, and in quiet corners of the South.This is a story about desire, survival, and the legacy left behind when women love in the dark.Flawda Girls’ Diaries is a fictional audio collection of short stories told through the confessions, contradictions, and quiet revolutions of Southern Black women and girls. From heartbreak to healing, magic to mess, these diary-style episodes live somewhere between memory and make-believe.📓 New episodes drop every 1st and 3rd Sunday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Substack. You might laugh. You might cry. You might see yourself in these pages.✨ All stories are almost entirely untrue. But this diary? This one’s for you.📚 Grab the companion book Quiet Storms of a Flawda Girl’s Diary — a printed collection of 13 short stories now on Amazon: https://a.co/d/bJYkSLUListen + Read + Subscribe Everywhere:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flawda-girls-diaries/id1808353871Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xZaiiie2osy47NaPbnFIF?si=784d0b2ea44d4f17YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlawdaGirlsAudiobooksSubstack: https://flawdagirlsdiaries.substack.com/Medium: https://medium.com/@shkiaFollow + Share the Vibe:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawdagirlspublishing/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flawdagirlsdiariesLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/flawdagirlspublishingCredits:This tale was written and told by Sh’Kia.This audio was shaped and mixed by Daniel Augustin.