A Little About My Characters: Millie Mitchum
I love her ....
Millie is another of my favorite characters. Confession: All of my character profiles will begin with that sentence. They’re all my favorites.
Millie has a bit of a sad history … teen pregnancy, marriage to the bum father, miscarriage, divorce—all under the magnifying glass of a small town.
She supported herself in those early years by reselling treasures she found at garage sales and expanded that love of other people’s cast-offs into a business. Stuff and Things is her thrift shop.
I named it after a real shop (closed and abandoned years ago) that we drove by on the coast. I knew, when I saw the sign, that it was the name of Millie’s shop.
Millie is a people person. She loves fun. She loves her town. She loves a good board game. She loves her cat, Fussy. She doesn’t, however, trust men, or more accurately, she doesn’t trust herself to know a good man when she sees one.
Millie is a personification of Walters Bluff. A friendly, welcoming soul who strives to do her best.
One of the reasons I enjoyed your book so much was the history that was shared making each character come alive. It was so much like life and how our loving Heavenly Father weaves the frayed ends of life's experiences into a beautiful picture. I always looked forward to sitting down to read your book! Looking forward to reading your next one!