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Kate Franklin

Kate teaches college English and Creative Writing in Sarasota, Florida, where she lives with her husband, Dean, and their dog-daughter, Molly. Her mystery novel, The Tattooed Mermaid, was awarded a Silver Medal in 2013 by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. She has published short stories in the anthologies, Doorways, It's A Crime and The Florida Writer and has stories on line at Flash Fiction World, Mysterical-e, Father Stars than These, and Fiction on the Web. Kate can't wait for the Ursa Mater action figures to hit the shelves.
Kate Franklin

Kate Franklin

Kate teaches college English and Creative Writing in Sarasota, Florida, where she lives with her husband, Dean, and their dog-daughter, Molly. Her mystery novel, The Tattooed Mermaid, was awarded a Silver Medal in 2013 by the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. She has published short stories in the anthologies, Doorways, It's A Crime and The Florida Writer and has stories on line at Flash Fiction World, Mysterical-e, Father Stars than These, and Fiction on the Web. Kate can't wait for the Ursa Mater action figures to hit the shelves.
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Ursa Mater

Janet reads an extract of her story, 'Ursa Mater' to her academic feminist writing group, who can't get their heads around the simplicity of the tale.

 
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