the paper journey press is pleased to announce that dorette's
story, "the eel" has been included in blink: flash fiction before
you can bat an eye. "the eel" is an excerpt from dorette's novel,
the city of ladies, which maps the powerful, tender and brutal
journey of two 16th century bread apprentices, talemelier.
if you are literarily inclined, please check out the new blog
associated with the city of ladies. dorette will explore the recipes
and feasts visited in this warm tale.
for the 2005 anthology, original sin: the seven deadlies come
home to roost, dorette contributed her story, "styling," to the
collection of fiction. depths of gluttony are explored in her
story as we travel with a food stylist and a french film director
as they shop at dean and deluca in new york city. click here to
read a review of original sin.
dorette contributed "aboyer: the little announcer," a story about
a butter-maker in paris, for women behaving badly, feisty flash
fiction stories, which was released in January 2005. the story's
poignant hinting at loss and the inability to reclaim the dead
is as wrenching as it is beautiful.
one of dorette's essays, in the kitchen, was published in an
anthology of north carolina women, the secret to their success.
to purchase a personalized copy of any of her writings, please
contact dorette.
