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'For a time, it seemed that a great storehouse of women's treasure had been forever lost; the stories of heroines who had awoken to the call to adventure, and faced down challenges, in order to bring the gifts born through their trials into the world. The Heroines Anthology its stories before time began. It travels alongside some of the forgotten women of history, and imagines itself all the way into the unknown territory of our future world. With a focus on reimagining the heroines of legend, fairytale, and mythology in ways that are both resonant and startlingly new, The Heroines Anthology presents a challenging and soulful collection of short fiction and poetry by women writers that interrogates the traditional power dynamics of classic literature, while touching on the deeper questions of women's true nature.' (Publication summary)
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Includes a short story by Canadian writer Maria Haskins.
Contents
- The Goddess Texts All Her Exesi"the goddess of loneliness sips her tea from the top of", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Girl and the Narratorial Intrusion, single work short story (p. 4-10)
- Standing Byi"Margaret, friend, foe, critic, furthered argument", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Light Dawns, single work short story (p. 12-24)
- Musei"I wonder whether Clio", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Fairy Tale Endings, single work short story (p. 27-33)
- I Saw the Delphic Oraclei"sitting on a milk crate in an all-girls school yard,", single work poetry (p. 34)
- The Extra Chamber of My Heart, single work short story (p. 35-39)
- Requiem for Valii"You were Our Lady of Sorrows", single work poetry (p. 40)
- The Fisherman and the Cormorant, single work short story (p. 41-45)
- Midnighti"I went into the orchard", single work poetry (p. 46)
- Midnight, Siren, & Fire, sequence poetry (p. 46-49)
- Sireni"After the night -", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Firei"Walls alive with", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Menkas, single work short story (p. 50-56)
- Lilithi"the clock strikes twelve", single work poetry (p. 57)
- Bits and Bolts and Blood, single work short story (p. 58-68)
- Gorgon Girlsi"Myths vary like fairytales, different in every mouth", single work poetry (p. 69-70)
- Julieti"I dreamt my lover was slain,", single work poetry (p. 71)
- Serendipity Antonina, single work short story (p. 72-78)
