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    Deadheading and Other Stories
    Deadheading and Other Stories
    Deadheading and Other Stories
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    Deadheading and Other Stories

    By Beth Gilstrap

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    • A COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN GOTHIC SHORT STORIES

    • WINNER of the 2019 Red Hen Press’s Women’s Prose Prize, judged by Elizabeth Bradfield

    • AN ECLECTIC CAST OF FEMALE CHARACTERS: Deadheading and Other Stories puts the female experience at the forefront—whether it’s coming-of-age young girls, middle aged women, or the eldery, these short stories explore relationships between siblings, mothers, and grandparents

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Hen Press
    Release dateOct 3, 2021
    ISBN9781636280011
    Deadheading and Other Stories
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    Beth Gilstrap

    Beth Gilstrap is the author of I Am Barbarella (2015) from Twelve Winters Press. Her work has been selected as Longform.org’s “Fiction Pick of the Week” and chosen by Dan Chaon for inclusion in the Best Microfiction Anthology 2019. She holds an MFA from Chatham University. Her stories, essays, and hybrids have appeared in Ninth Letter, the Minnesota Review, Denver Quarterly, Gulf Stream Lit, and Wigleaf, among others. Born and raised in the Charlotte area, she has recently relocated to Louisville.

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