It is almost entirely true. We stayed at the B and B in the story and she was trying to adopt a girl and mentioned that all the adopted kids in Austin seemed to be Chinese girls. Not all named Lily though. She was as kookie as the woman in the story. Probably my story most based on real life.
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
4 comments:
I liked the story. Little adopted Chinese girls is not a made up thing, especially in New York, it seems.
Jeff M.
It is almost entirely true. We stayed at the B and B in the story and she was trying to adopt a girl and mentioned that all the adopted kids in Austin seemed to be Chinese girls. Not all named Lily though. She was as kookie as the woman in the story. Probably my story most based on real life.
We saw comedian Judy Gold tell a funny joke: "The other day I saw a little Chinese girl in Park Slope and, amazingly, she had two Chinese parents."
Jeff M.
Likewise lots of Korean boys.
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