Jayme Lawson The Penguin Portable -

The penguin chirped. It was not a friendly chirp. It was the chirp of recognition.

The trouble began on a Tuesday. She was walking home from the bus stop when she saw it: a puddle. Not a rain puddle, but a long, glistening smear of meltwater on the sidewalk. And at the end of the smear, waddling with purpose toward a storm drain, was a small, disgruntled-looking penguin. jayme lawson the penguin

“I don’t understand,” she stammered, her breath misting in the air. The penguin chirped

Lawson starred alongside Viola Davis in this historical epic. Playing a warrior in the all-female Agojie army, she proved her physical chops and dramatic intensity. The trouble began on a Tuesday

Jayme looked down at her ugly snow boots. She looked at Popsicle, who gave a solemn nod. And for the first time in her life, she smiled—a wide, genuine, slightly frosty smile.