6/21/2023 0 Comments Leesa cross smith![]() Her work has appeared in Oxford American and The Best Small Fictions 2015, among many others. Whiskey and Ribbons recounts a timeless story of love, grief, resilience, and family set against the backdrop of modern Louisville.Ĭross-Smith’s work has received Editor’s Choice in Carve Magazine’‘s Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and been a finalist for both the Flannery O’Connor Short Story Award and the Iowa Short Fiction Award. When Eamon is killed in the line of duty, Evi and Dalton are left to cope with their grief. Her upcoming novel Whiskey and Ribbons chronicles the relationship between Evangeline (Evi) Royce, a ballerina, Eamon Royce, her police officer husband, and Dalton Berkeley-Royce, Eamon’s adopted brother. She has since changed her focus, from the departed to the fictional, but her ability to encapsulate a life in a couple of sentences still serves her well.Ĭross-Smith’s debut was the story collection Every Kiss a War (Mojave River Press, 2014). ![]() ![]() ![]() Leesa Cross-Smith started her writing career composing obituaries for the local newspaper. ![]()
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