HOW WE FRACTURE, my prize-winning short story collection was released by Minerva Rising Press in January 2024.
How We Fracture is a literary collection of sixteen modern-day stories told from female points-of-view of teenagers to women in their fifties and sixties at points of fracture in their lives. The stories delve into conflicts surrounding financial instability, reproductive rights, body image, sexuality and sexual preference, relationships, illness, death of loved ones, aging, infertility, addiction, and mental health. The main characters are students, visual artists, fashion designers, a legal secretary, house sitter, vet assistant, jewelry maker, a collector of miniatures, a nurse, and a breath facilitator.
My debut fiction publication, How We Fracture, a collection of short stories, was released the end of January by Minerva Rising Press. It’s also available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
I was over the moon when How We Fracture won Minerva Rising Press' Rosemary Daniell Fiction Prize. Here is what the Contest Judge Anjali Enjeti, who selected How We Fracture from the finalists, said about my collection:
Here are what several authors have said about my book:
“How We Fracture is a captivating literary collection that gives readers incredible insight into the lives of women facing pivotal moments of fracture. With sixteen phenomenal stories, George expertly weaves together narratives that span generations, giving voice to characters ranging from teenagers to women in their fifties and sixties. George fearlessly explores a wide range of complex issues in a way that is elegant and evocative. These stories serve as a reminder that despite our individual struggles, we are all connected by the shared experiences and emotions that shape us. George’s collection will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads them. Once again, George has illustrated her masterful ability to take readers on a journey they will never forget.” —Angela Jackson-Brown, author of The Light Always Breaks
"How We Fracture is an outpouring of sixteen short stories, encircling a startlingly wide sweep of human emotion and experience. At the point of ‘fracture’, characters encounter loss and fear, doubt and indecision; they also break through into hope and unforeseen new life. Karen George’s keen observations—of both the human and the natural world—are revelatory. At the core of this beautiful collection are the complexities and intricacies of love: the setbacks and betrayals as well as the moments of dazzling beauty." — Eleanor Morse, author of Margreete’s Harbor and White Dog Fell from the Sky
"The lives of the women and girls in Karen George's How We Fracture are rendered in exquisite detail as they mourn, covet, bear witness, seek the truth and fall in love. These compelling stories are a strong testament to the power of women and girls to navigate a complex world." — Ellen Birkett Morris, Lost Girls
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Kentucky Visions Short Story
Contest Winner
My short story, “What You Don’t Know,” that takes place on Anderson Ferry, which crosses The Ohio River from Constance, Kentucky to Delhi, Ohio, was awarded first place in the inaugural Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest at the Kentucky State Capitol Rotunda. All 16 finalists’ stories were published in a commemorative anthology by The Bluegrass Writers Coalition who sponsored the contest.
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My Latest Publications:
My short story “Slipping Through the Cracks”
was published May 1st in the 27th issue of Jet Fuel Review.
I had poems published in JMWW, Rogue Agent, NonBinary Review, Lily Poetry Review, The Power of
the Feminine "I" Anthology, and Ekphrastic Review’s The
Memory Palace, an ekphrastic anthology.
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