Linda Heller received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, had an honor story in The Best American Short Stories 1991, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, won a Literal Latte Fiction Award, and have had stories published in many literary magazines including Boulevard, The Alaska Quarterly Journal, The Writers' Rock Tri-Quarterly, Typishly, and The Write Launch. She’s also written and illustrated fourteen children’s books including The Castle on Hester Street which is now part of the nationwide third grade curriculum.
Women called me a she-wolf. In their lack of understanding they claimed I foraged for prey while the blood of my last innocent still dripped from my fangs. Local moralizers stood ready to oust me from the place of my birth but rather than run, I strengthened my stance and insisted that every man, however unconscionable his upbringing, however frightened,… Read more →