Portrait of a Mother

Sadie knocked on Sylvie's door. Saturday afternoon. Cold outside. Warm inside.

"Come in."

Sadie entered carrying a folder. Thick. Bursting with papers. "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"I'm applying to art school. For next year. I need a portfolio. But I don't know how to organize it. What to include. What makes it good."

Sylvie set down her book. "You're asking me? I don't know anything ab