She is beautiful even now. The 1950s were not good to her; she was stuck in roles for platinum blondes that made her seem harder than she really is. I once watched her in an acting class run by drama coach Batami Schneider. She was redheaded, and rehearsing Picnic, and was lovely.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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She is beautiful even now. The 1950s were not good to her; she was stuck in roles for platinum blondes that made her seem harder than she really is. I once watched her in an acting class run by drama coach Batami Schneider. She was redheaded, and rehearsing Picnic, and was lovely.
Yes! I yearned to see the face under that makeup. It was a harsh age for fair-skinned women.
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