Historical Eras

This book contains several very short stories set in different global regions and historical eras. These settings span the globe, as well as a range of almost two millennia. Each of these stories features fictionalized retellings of the lives of actual female historical figures.

Mexico

In “The Disneyland of Mexico,” Amy goes to Mexico as part of a high school study abroad program. At first, she struggles to adjust to life in Mexico, primarily because she is not yet fluent in Spanish. However, her Spanish quickly improves, and her experiences in Mexico feel to her like her first tentative steps into adulthood.

Baltimore, “Jerry’s Crab Shack: One Star”

In “Jerry’s Crab Shack: One Star,” Gary recalls going to a restaurant with his wife Janet in a relatively impoverished neighborhood in Baltimore. This story functions as a mediation on class disparities in modern America, and the...