Circus Girl & Other Stories

by Lois Ann Abraham

A little girl discovers the power of the creative impulse. A woman remembers her first confusing sexual encounter. An aging flower child travels to Mexico to save her daughter. A baby is born with blue feet. A man ponders his ex-wife's last word. Those who live in the pages of Circus Girl & Other Stories are seeking--wisely or foolishly, successfully or in vain--to make sense of their lives and to become more completely themselves. For some, the self-examined life leads deeper into darkness, while others find the crack in their universe that lets the light in.

Published by Ad Lumen Press.

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Tags:

Friendship, Grief, Secrets, Short stories

About the Author

Lois Ann Abraham grew up in New Mexico in a home rich with books. She attended the University of New Mexico, winning the Freshman Honors prize the first year and dropping out the next. After working as a transportation auditor/consultant, and a brief career as singer-songwriter, she taught literature, creative writing, and grammar at American River College in Sacramento. Her books are Circus Girl & Other Stories, Tina Goes to Heaven, and Deborah’s Gift. Lois Ann loves imagining lives she hasn’t lived; she writes to understand what really goes on in the minds, hearts, bodies, and souls of other people. She lives on the banks of Chicken Ranch Slough in Sacramento with her sisters and two orange and white cats.

Watch a video of Lois Ann's May 2023 workshop to Gold Country Writers on how to write feelings: https://youtu.be/PxPRQ3TRqtw

Other Books By Lois Ann Abraham

Deborah's Gift

Tina Goes to Heaven