I’m thrilled to announce that I have a short story in this anthology!
Edited by the incomparable Kristine Kathryn Rusch, this volume focuses on historical crime fiction–stories about crimes that are no longer against the law.
Writing “Sisters in Suffrage” was a departure for me since I don’t write mysteries or crime fiction. My usual genres are all speculative in nature, so I was stymied about how to approach this story. When I realized that the crime didn’t have to be solved, that I could simply tell a story about something that horrified me, I was on my way.
I had written a blog post several years ago encouraging women voters to exercise the rights that our foremothers suffered to earn for us. I knew when I began my research that my right to vote hadn’t come freely, but I hadn’t realized the extent to which “suffrage” and “suffering” had been related. When the memory of my research surfaced, “Sisters in Suffrage” was born.
I hope readers will enjoy this anthology, but even more I hope the stories will make people think about what’s legal, what isn’t…and why.