Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good is a feminist anthology of dark fiction, co-edited by H. L. Nelson and Joanne Merriam. Containing 35 stories of “bad†women, and “good†women who just haven’t been caught yet, it features Joyce Carol Oates, Aimee Bender, Diane Cook, and 33 other fearless women writers.
Table of Contents:
Janet Shell Anderson, “Every Purpose Under Heavenâ€
Sidney Archer, “Woman Enoughâ€
Alisha M. Attella, “Riseâ€
Gwen Beatty, “Angel Thinks She Will Die Very Soonâ€
Aimee Bender, “Brokeâ€
Tina Connolly, “Hard Choicesâ€
Diane Cook, “Moving Onâ€
Kathy Fish, “The Hollowâ€
Amina Gautier, “A Cup of My Timeâ€
Amelia Gray and Lindsay Hunter, “Sistersâ€
Tina May Hall, “Vampireâ€
Rebecca Jones-Howe, “Better Placesâ€
Andrea Kneeland, “Imaginationâ€
Molly Laich, “Kristen Doesn’t Like Surprise Partiesâ€
Heather Lindsley, “The Angel of Death Has a Business Planâ€
Holly Lopez, “The Headâ€
Kelly Luce, “Rooeyâ€
Mesha Maren, “Eminent Domainâ€
Jessica McHugh, “In the Siltâ€
Mary Miller, “This Boy I Loved a Rockâ€
Ellen Birkett Morris, “After the Fallâ€
Joyce Carol Oates, “Spotted Hyenas: A Romanceâ€
Jennifer Pelland, “The Kennel Clubâ€
Cat Rambo, “Ms. Liberty Gets a Haircutâ€
Joani Reese, “Good Neighborsâ€
Marytza K. Rubio, “Clap If You Believeâ€
Nisi Shawl, “Looking for Lilithâ€
Quill Shiv, “The Bitter Seaâ€
Emily Slaney, “Bear Trapsâ€
Amber Sparks, “We Dressed Up Like Other Peopleâ€
Rachel Swirsky, “The Sea of Treesâ€
Meg Tuite, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?â€
Damien Angelica Walters, “Girl, With Coinâ€
xTx, “Today I Am A Wifeâ€
Bonnie ZoBell, “Tricking the Moonâ€