Stepping Out
Short Stories
2nd Edition
Published on 5. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-63304-022-9 (ISBN)
Description
In these fourteen short stories, Lori L. Lake captures how change and loss influence the course of lives: a mother and daughter having an age-old fight; a frightened woman attempting to deal with an abusive lover; a father trying to understand his lesbian daughter's retreat from him; an athlete who misses her chance-or does she?
Lovingly crafted, the collection has been described as a series of mini-novels where themes of alienation and loss, particularly for characters who are gay or lesbian, are woven throughout. Lake is right on about the anguish and confusion of characters caught in the middle of circumstances, usually of someone else's making. Still, each character steps out with hope and determination.
"With best-selling novels like Gun Shy, Ricochet in Time, and Under the Gun, Lake is widely considered one of the best authors of modern lesbian fiction, but her work-part action, part drama, and part romance-gleefully defies categorization." ~Lavender Magazine
More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
287 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63304-022-9 (9781633040229)
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Persons
Lori L. Lake is the author of over a dozen novels and two short story collections. She's edited four anthologies, including Lesbians on the Loose with Jessie Chandler, which won a Golden Crown Literary "Goldie" Award. Her short work is featured in over a dozen anthologies including The Silence of the Loons, Time's Rainbow, Once Upon a Crime, and Women of the Mean Streets. Lori facilitates the Portland Lesbian Writers Group and is known for sharing writing craft resources. She is especially fond of teaching about crime fiction, short stories, and the craft of creating novels. In her spare time, she runs a small publishing house called Launch Point Press and administers the Alice B. Reader Appreciation Awards. Right at the edge of Portland, Oregon, Lori lives in the Fortress of Solitude/Sanctuary of Solace where she spends time reading, writing, editing, playing guitar, adoring pop and oldies music, painting and coloring, photographing nature, and enjoying the exploits of her multitude of nieces and nephews. Lori's Website: http://www.LoriLLake.com (Lori loves to hear from readers and writers!)Subscribe to Lori's Announcement/Newsletter By Sending a Blank Email Here:LoriLLakeWrites+subscribe@groups.io