Description
Fiction. Women's Studies. YOU COULD STOP IT HERE is about girls who are trapped. From the suburbs of Austin to the sublets of New York City, they are searching for an escape from destructive relationships, parents caught up in second romances and Bunko, and the embarrassments of adolescence. Their beliefs that bravery is transformative lead them to make risky decisions that promise shaky rewards: the attentions of an older lover, an idolized sister's approval, or the preservation of a forbidden relationship. This is a collection about accepting the wrong invitations, the rush to be unburdened by innocence, and the desires, both juvenile and inevitable, that fuel irreparable mistakes. It is about the desperation and longing inherent in the struggle to become whole, and the realization that adulthood won't protect us from hurt.
Author Bio
Stacy Austin Egan's fiction has appeared in Driftwood Press, WomenArts Quarterly Journal, The New Plains Review, and The MacGuffin. She holds an MFA from McNeese State University. A native of Austin, Texas, she currently resides in the west Texas desert where she teaches writing and literature at Midland College. She and her husband are expecting a daughter this spring.
Author City: MIDLAND, TX USA