The Dark Queen stopped writing and smacked her palm against her head. “Of course! Tequila Mockingbird - To Kill a Mockingbird! How did I not get it?!” She blushed with embarassment, even though she was alone in her study.
She poured herself an iced Bailley’s, then made it a double, and said “I’m getting too old for this - maybe I should have let the Dark Princess win.” She stood in the breeze from the French doors and sipped her minty chocolate drink, watching the ladies play badminton on the lawn. She let her mind drift for a few minutes, sighed, and returned to her desk to work. “Tequila Mockingbird. Jeeze. How did I miss that.” She picked up the pen and continued the story…