How We Fracture
by Karen George
$22.50
How We Fracture is a literary collection of sixteen modern-day stories told from female points-of-view of teenagers to women in their fifties and sixties at points of fracture in their lives. The stories delve into conflicts surrounding financial instability, reproductive rights, body image, sexuality and sexual preference, relationships, illness, death of loved ones, aging, infertility, addiction, and mental health. The main characters are students, visual artists, fashion designers, a legal secretary, house sitter, vet assistant, jewelry maker, a collector of miniatures, a nurse, and a breath facilitator.
e-book coming soon
Karen George is the author of five chapbooks and three poetry collections from Dos Madres Press: Swim Your Way Back (2014), A Map and One Year (2018) ), and Where Wind Tastes Like Pears (2021). Her prose has appeared in Adirondack Review, Louisville Review, Still: The Journal, Atticus Review, NonBinary Review, Stirring, and Hemingway Shorts Vol 6 as a contest finalist. You can visit her website at: karenlgeorge.blogspot.com.
“Karen George’s keen observations—of both the human and the natural world—are revelatory. At the core of this beautiful collection are the complexities and intricacies of love: the setbacks and betrayals as well as the moments of dazzling beauty.”
— Eleanor Morse, author of Margreete’s Harbor and White Dog Fell from the Sky
ISBN: 978-1-950811-20-5
Available January 23, 2024
