Offerings Three Stories by Mary Anna Evans

Offerings —
     
    Three Stories by Mary Anna Evans
     
    http://www.maryannaevans.com
     
    Copyright 2005 by Mary Anna Evans
    Kindle Edition
     
    “A Singularly Unsuitable Word” – Originally published in A Kudzu Christmas
    River City Publishing, Montgomery, Alabama.
    2005
     
    “Mouse House” – Originally published in North Florida Noir
    Pottersville Press, Pottersville, Florida
    2006
     
    “Starch” – Originally published by Plots with Guns
    www.plotswithguns.com
    2004
     
     
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    What People are Saying About Mary Anna Evans' Fiction
     
    For short story "Land of the Flowers", published in A Merry Band of Murderers :
    "... Three [stories] are particularly noteworthy: Mary Anna Evans'
Land of the Flowers
, Jeffrey Deaver's
The Fan
, and Val McDermid's
Long Black Veil
....
A Merry Band of Murderers
is an admirable anthology of short stories by a skilled company of mystery authors."
    -- Mysterious Reviews
     
    For Florida Book Awards Bronze Medalist Effigies :
    "We mystery lovers who've enjoyed Artifacts and then decided that Relics was even better may not believe this, but Ms. Evans has done it again, and Effigies is the best one yet.  Again, she makes a lesson in our past a fascinating read." --Tony Hillerman, recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, and the Navajo Tribe's Special Friend Award, among many other honors.
     
    For Benjamin Franklin Award-winner Artifacts:
    “ It’s always fun to discover a new Florida voice, especially one who can bring to life the rich texture—the sand, the sea, the moss-draped live oaks, the seedy fishing shacks, the salted boat culture—of the state’s coast…the menace and the history are resolved in a hurricane of a finale.”--
Tampa Tribune
     
    For IMBA Bestseller Relics:
    "A fascinating look at contemporary archaeology but also a twisted story of greed and its effects."
Dallas Morning News
     
    For IndieNext Notable Book
Findings
(starred review)
:
    “ This is a series that deserves more attention than it garners
.”
Library Journal
     
     
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    A SINGULARLY UNSUITABLE WORD
     
    by Mary Anna Evans
     
     
    I am so old that I remember when ladies didn’t swear or drive automobiles. I recall a time when a young lady was considered fast if she let a boy hold her hand before he slid an engagement ring onto it. I’ll be blunt. I remember Prohibition. How old do you reckon that makes me?
    I remember my childhood, too, in a blurry kind of way. There were no hard edges in those days for little girls who were lucky, like me. There was no television to bring the world into my home, so I thought everybody had chickens and