Off the Wall - Some Oddities about Astraea Press Writers - Part Four

Iris Blobel

I still switch on the windscreen wipers instead of the blinker when in a huff … still after 15 years of driving on the “wrong” side :-)

(For those of you who have never driven overseas, the driver’s and passenger’s seats aren’t just swapped; the entire car is reversed.)

AP titles: Journey toHer Dreams

Elaine Cantrell

I can’t stand to touch smooth things like velvet, silk, or flour. They give me cold chills.

AP titles: A New Dream, The Table in the Window, The Sentence

Bri Clark

At 13 I got up on a pulpit in front of an entire congregation and told them exactly what I thought of how they treated my single mother. And how the real jezebel was the preacher’s wife who was sleeping with one of the deacons.

It was at that time I realized I might be a tad outspoken.

AP titles: The Familial Witch, Scent of a Witch, Glazier

Stephy Smith:

I love the feel of mud squishing between my toes.

AP titles: Rescuedfrom the River, Shawnee’s Creek, Sanders Cross, Lizzie and the Rebel, the Long Moon, Gentry’s Gallery of Angels, Swim the River

Cynthia Harris

I have never worn jeans — but wear sarees when off the farm.

AP titles: PerilousMoon