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Waking the Feminine Wound

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Devil's Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound is a short story collection that features strong female characters against a backdrop of ghosts, fairy tales, and urban legends. The thirteen stories subvert the historical narrative of women in fairy tales, positioning them as bold and willing to step into the face of danger. "The Braided Veil" features a young orphan in Victorian New Orleans who seeks revenge upon her mother's abuser. "Devil's Oak" addresses the horrors of slavery through the eyes of a young girl who learns that her family owned human beings. "Good Little Girls" takes readers back to childhood, when a sick girl explores her neighbor's attic on a stormy day; she discovers more than she bargained for. "The Game" features relational aggression in the 1990s in a "mean girls" style that takes a grisly turn. "Selkie Skin" leans into Celtic lore, following a young pregnant girl who longs for freedom. "The Ripper Society" reaches back through time to Jack the Ripper's wife, who discovers his misdeeds and takes matters into her own hands. "She Has Seen the Wolf" is a longer story that connects to my novel, The Butterfly Circle; when a graduate student learns she is pregnant, she uncovers her family's connected history to a haunted home for unwed mothers. In "Roots in the Cove," a woman in an unhealthy relationship shapeshifts into a bear on a trip to Gatlinburg and finally finds her freedom. Both "Marsh Girl" and "Cicadas in the Suburbs" explore the psychological challenges of suburban life, including postpartum depression and the longing for the magic of youth. In "Honey Tree," a divorced woman seeks comfort from the bees, and in "Crow Woman," a widow faces metaphorical death and is reborn. Finally, "Ghost Apples" is a retelling of Snow White from the perspective of the queen; she shapeshifts into a wolf to protect a young girl who has been attacked and seeks revenge upon her abuser. Foreword written by Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow, Monstrous Alterations, and A Voice Calling. Editor and cover design by A.Miller. Reviews "This is a standout collection, finely wrought, emotionally searing, and thematically unified. I would absolutely recommend it to readers. It's a collection that belongs on the shelf next to contemporary literary heavyweights and will likely become a favorite for those who seek both beauty and bite in their fiction." --Diane Sismour, author of novels, short stories, and screenplays

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Mary Carroll Leoson is a lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University, Director of MTSU Write, and the author of YA novel The Butterfly Circle (Manta Press). She is also a Pushcart Nominee, Senior Editor at the Journal of Creative Writing Studies, member of the Horror Writers Association, and CoHost of Horror Writing Podcast Exhuming the Bones. Her short fiction can be found in anthologies and literary magazines such as Coffin Bell Journal. When she's not teaching or writing about ghosts, you will likely find her in the garden or on the couch with her husband and two very spoiled dogs. You can learn more at https://maryleoson.com. Foreword written by Christopher Barzak, an award-winning author of novels and short stories, including One for Sorrow, Monstrous Alterations, and A Voice Calling. Edited by A.Miller, cover design by A.Miller, and compiled by MT Open Press. Reviews "What distinguishes Mary Carroll Leoson's work is her ability to inhabit the liminal spaces between myth and reality, past and present, the seen and the unseen. These stories are rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral memory and the landscapes of the American South, yet they reach far beyond that geography into the universal territory of trauma, resilience, and transformation." --Christopher Barzak, award-winning author "Each story reads like an old heirloom passed from hand to hand, warm with use and heavy with meaning. The prose is lyrical but never ornamental; the horror, earned. And as the final page turns, it leaves you changed. Devil's Oak: Waking the Feminine Wound isn't just read. The stories linger like the smell of roses at a closed casket." --Diane Sismour, author and screenwriter. "Kate, Bea, and Nana from "She Has Seen the Wolf" are my favorite characters in this standout story of this Devil's Oak collection; and I could easily see it adapted to television in some way. --Ada Wofford, Sundress Publications Warning: This collection features horror fiction. As such, this book may contain scenes, themes, and representations that some readers might find disturbing. The stories and characters in this work are fictitious. Certain long-standing institutions, agencies, and public knowledge are mentioned, but the characters involved are intended for fictional storytelling purposes.