Capturing Beauty

by

John Presco

Copyright 2020

Jessie Benton married Mel Lyman. I met Jessie in Roxbury. I lived down the street from the Fort Hill Commune with three males. In 1971 we were part of the Food Conspiracy where we place orders for wholesale prices, then picked our food up several days later. I recall my kin to be. She had a gentle nature and was like a mother hen looking over her chicks as we divided the food. I believe we exchanged a couple of words. Her husband had designs to take over the world. He authored articles that appeared in his newspaper ‘The Avatar’. Mel Lyman may have been claiming he was God. At the time I was a follower of Avatar Meher Baba. Had Mel read about him.

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