Plump, clumsy Lily is miserable in fifth grade where bullies torment her on the playground and in class because she has two mothers. Across the room Clara sits still as a statue, never volunteering or raising her hand, answering only in whispers with her head down to avoid curious eyes, keeping her family’s secret that she has two fathers.

One...

Emerging from a raging blizzard, a strange child appears on Lilith’s front porch. Immune to the cold, Pyry is lost, alone, and very frightened. Can one woman on an isolated farm in northern Minnesota protect this odd little girl from an approaching menace within the storm?

CALL ME QUIXOTE
Love on the Line

Quixote, an elder wedding officiant, learns her ride will be late picking her up after a ceremony. She joins a group of young lesbians by their campfire while she waits, sharing her whiskey and wisdom. Curious about her name, they ask why she chose it. Q trades them a story for a s’more.

Twenty years ago, in a city...