![]() Katie and her mother had a conventional life but grandmother got sick, mom forgot to pay the insurance premiums and their house burned down. The action takes place near a shelter for homeless people, those going through a really rough patch. The title story, “Kaleidoscope Jane,” which Breckinridge uses to conclude her volume, is perhaps best described as a fable, nearly Aesopian. Henry endings, when a reversal is sprung on the reader.Ī few have surprise endings things were not as they seemed.Ī few even have the twist we might call “so it was all a dream after all,” which is definitely not in vogue, but can be pleasing for readers with more traditional tastes. ![]() I suspect they would not be well-received in a master of fine arts workshop. ![]() The stories are not avant-garde or cutting edge. Most of these women are of a certain age, sometimes downright old, but a few are girls just starting out. ![]() Now we have “Kaleidoscope Jane & Other Stories,” her first collection of 15 stories, each about and named for the main female character. Those books have earned her the Druid City Arts award for literature. ![]() Carolyn Ezell, writing as Carolyn Breckinridge, has published two mysteries set in Tuscaloosa, “Tuscaloosa Moon” and “Tuscaloosa Boneyard.” While not exactly cozies, these are not grim either. ![]()
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