All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.
M.C. Richards
Timeless Women, Enduring History:
The Feisty Deeds Anthologies
For historical fiction readers, the award-winning Feisty Deeds anthologies feature forty-eight stories (1470s–1960s) showing the universal struggles of women against adversity, proving that rigid rules and war are no match for a determined female mind.
Feisty Deeds II, Tales of Batches and Brews
Feisty Deeds II presents twenty-five tales spanning vast history and geography, focused on concoctions, remedies, and sustenance. From third-century Ireland to a WWII internment camp, women use cooking, medicine, and sometimes a dash of poison to protect and influence their challenging historical worlds. My short story "The Herring Girl" features young, impoverished fishmongers whose life is hard—and maintaining humanity even harder.
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Together, the powerful historical accounts celebrate the enduring spirit of determined women. In this spirit, all sales proceeds from the anthologies are donated to a scholarship fund for aspiring women writers by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association.
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Feisty Deeds, Historical Fictions of Daring Women
Feisty women spanning six centuries.
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I’m one of 22 other women historical fiction authors who have stories in this wonderful short-story collection. It’s full of feisty, courageous, funny, magical stories of daring women.
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My short story, “The Parisian Daughter,” takes place in Paris in 1898. The story is about a young socialite who struggles to please her influential father in the face of ugly truths. I loved exploring a story of a young woman coming into her own sense of how to live her life. The first sign of feistiness!
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This book has been a labor of love. All proceeds go to the Women’s Fiction Writer Association Scholarship Fund to assist aspiring feisty authors eager to have their voices heard through publishing their stories.
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