

Welcome to Lady's Room
The Healer • The Hustler • The Mother
This is Lady’s Room — a sanctuary and a storytelling portal. Here, you’ll meet the woman known only as Lady — bathroom attendant extraordinaire, spiritual technician, and quiet oracle of Coffy Town. She’s the one who sees you before you see yourself. She’s the one who hands you a mint, a mirror, and a moment of truth. She’s the one who sells tampons, lip gloss, and condoms in lockets — but what she’s really selling is survival. Lady has lived many lives. She gave up a daughter to protect her. She built a business to heal others. She became the woman she wished she could have been for the child she lost. Now, she’s breaking into the T‑shirt business. Every product in this room comes with a story — a parable, a poem, or a piece of Lady’s truth. Some are funny. Some are painful. All are real. You’ll find links to: Lady’s product stories — like Gladys, who started a book club to build her tribe Coffy Pop merch — notebooks, mugs, and wearable wisdom Jackie Smith’s arc — Lady’s daughter, her ghost, her unfinished story Lady doesn’t raise her voice. She raises the truth. And every once in a while… She gives you more.

Storytime with Lady
Lady's Room
She’s the one who sees you before you see yourself. She’s the one who hands you a mint, a mirror, and a moment of truth. She’s the one who sells tampons, lip gloss, and condoms in lockets — but what she’s really selling is survival.

Jackie Smith
"She was so white when she was born, I thought I was doing a good thing, giving her to her father to raise." - Lady
Jackie Smith is Lady’s long‑lost daughter — raised in privilege but not in love, and sent away when her deepening pigment made her inconvenient. She survived a brutal boarding school, vanished after fighting back, changed her name, and rebuilt herself from the ashes. Now in her 30s, Jackie owns a small velvet‑lined bar near Club Surrender. She’s sharp, funny, guarded, and always watching. She dresses like thrift‑store glam, speaks in punchlines, and carries trauma like a hidden blade. She wants to belong in Black spaces but fears she’s an imposter. Jackie found Lady again — and pushed her away. Not out of hate, but hurt. Lady sees too much. Lady is the one person who could unravel her.

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Explore the Coffy Book Catalog
Holter's catalog includes:
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Truth is a Trap House – A mythic excavation of identity, inheritance, and ancestral memory
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Flowers in the Garden – Poetic guidance for emotional growth and spiritual clarity
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Starry-Eyed Handbook – A lyrical toolkit for dreamers and truth-tellers
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261.5 – A bold meditation on justice, intimacy, and systemic contradiction
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Plus classics like Verbal Penetration, Cancer of Love, and The Punany Experience
Through her imprint Holter Intellectual Property, Inc., Holter continues to produce theatrical events and literary works that amplify marginalized voices and transform trauma into artful testimony. Her Voices of Foster Care Initiative equips emancipated youth with creative tools for healing and self-expression.
Whether you’re a longtime supporter or a new reader, Coffy Books offers a curated collection of works that challenge, comfort, and catalyze. These are not just books—they’re blueprints for survival, sensuality, and social change.
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