Postcards #4- Countryside as Character

In my rural fiction, the places in which the story occurs are as important as any of my characters. A small town, a dark, dry creek bed, even a white-out blizzard on the plains can shape a character's experience in an unexpected situation. Sometimes it's even supernatural. If I build on some of those places by adding isolation, seasonal traditions and old conflicts, they lead me to where the story should go. In my short story collections, Well Water and other odd tales and Bluebud: A Collection of Fears, you'll find many stories featuring situations in which the land lends to the unease and takes on a life of its own. Even dithering over a neighborhood tradition like painting your porch ceiling can have startling repercussions.

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Lyndsey