The Other Woman - Contents

The Other Woman

Private Secretary to a Daughter of Exxon Oil

by

Karen Chadwick

Contents

Dear Reader

Introduction       Letter to a Little Girl  

Prologue            Tour of New Harmony 

One                    Oil and Water: The Morning of a Dismissal
                                 and the Dawning of a Truth

Two                   How It Began  

                               A Voice to Remember

                               “Hello? How Much?”

                                Is a House a Home?  

                                Job Description: Fantasy and Fact  

                                Fibber McGee’s Closet Morphs to
                                     a Tiny Office

Three      Darth and Assistant Darth: Imperfect Power 

Four        Lady: Apply As Needed 

Five        Games to Last a Lifetime:
                     How to Juggle a Family 

Six          Employer as Boss: Sweet and Tart 

Seven      Fine Qualities of a Fine Woman:
                       Jane Blaffer Owen at Her Best 

                        Hostess Skills

                        Business Acumen

                        Cooking Ability and Sensual Use of Food

                        Gardening and Landscape Architecture Eye

                        Interior Design

                        Fine Art Collecting

                        Religion in Action

                        Character

                        Intelligence

                        Love of Family

Eight        Slaves on the Plantation:
                      How Good People Endured—Or Not   

Nine         The Cathedral Labyrinth and Sacred Garden:
                        A New Site Is Born   
                        Labyrinth, One Path or Trick?

                        The Circle Begins

                        Devil in the Details? No!

                        My First Labyrinth Walk and Dream

                        Spray Paint Labyrinth

                        Kent’s Math Problem and the Paris Answer

                        The Labyrinth Gets Real

                        The Fine French Priest, a Celibate Raconteur

                        The Dog on the Table

                        The Blessing of the Cathedral Labyrinth
                               and Sacred Garden

                        What Went Wrong

                        The Cathedral Labyrinth Volunteers,
                                the Brochure and a Sweet Surprise

                        San Francisco, Grace Cathedral, and
                                the Fairmont Hotel

                        The Brit with the Chisel and Mallet

                        Unconditional Love on the Labyrinth

                        My Beloved Cathedral Labyrinth Volunteers

Ten            Locals, Citizens, and Guests:
                          Stress and Pleasure 

                        Locals

                        Local Language

                        Citizens

                        The Blessing of the Animals

                        Locals as Bullies

                        Racism

                        Du Sable Guests

                        Russia!

                        Guests Galore

                        Locals and Citizens, Kindness in Action

Eleven     My New Harmony Love Life: Short Stories 

                        Zap!

                        The King of Posey County

                        My River Man

                        A Real Love Story

                        Healing Loves

Twelve    The Real Reason for My End: The Police? 

Appendixes        Child Slaves:  My essay of David McLaren's
                              New Lanark/Dale/Owen Story 

                        Maclure in New Harmony by
                               Dr. Leonard Warren - My essay

                        Dr. John Sears - New Harmony Laboratory                                Smithsonian Castle Research

                        She loved me, she hated me! JBO letter

                       New Harmony Theatre, 1995-2001

    

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