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THROUGH THE PORTAL authors:
Nina Munteanu, E. Martin Nolan, Lynne Sargent, Ursula Pflug, Bruce Meyer
ORIGINS OF DESIRE IN ORCHID FENS by Lynn Hutchinson Lee
Readings start at 7:30
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“Cli-fi… it appears there’s nothing like catastrophe to bring the best out in authors…” —Publishers Weekly
“A stunning collection of short stories and poetry that address our most existential concerns.” —Mary Woodbury, dragonfly.eco
Through the Portal shows us that now, more than ever, our world urgently needs stories about hope! This collection by some 30 authors explores strange new terrains, interprets startling social constructs, takes us through morphing landscapes, offers dark and terrifying warnings, all while celebrating the positivity of human spirit as these authors shine a light that pierces the darkness we all-too-often see around us.
Orchid Lovell is a young woman who looks to escape violence, and finds solace in a lush orchid fen – which is more than it seems! 100 mini-chapters explore the tenuous and very contemporary reality of living in troubled times on troubled lands.
“The prose is sensuous and lyrical, saturated with earthy, evocative enchantment … In this powerful and intimate novel, a bold, loving heroine confronts racism, sexism, and classism.” – Foreword Reviews
Lynn Hutchinson Lee is author of Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens, and co-editor of Through the Portal. She was first place winner of the 2022 Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction. Her work has appeared in Room, Fusion Fragment, Food of My People and Cli Fi: Canadian Tales of Climate Change (both Exile Editions), Weird Horror and Northern Nights, Wagtail: the Roma Women’s Poetry Anthology, and elsewhere.
Nina Munteanu (co-editor Through the Portal) is an ecologist, novelist, and award-winning short story author of eco-fiction, science fiction, and fantasy and includes essays on science and futurism. Her short work has appeared in Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Chiaroscuro, subTerrain, Apex Magazine, Metastellar, and several anthologies. She currently has 10 novels published and several non-fiction books on writing and science.
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