Rising Women Rising Tides: Stories of Women Water and Wisdom

Second Place Winner of Best Short Story Collection by a Single Author in the Delaware Press Association Professional Communications Contest 2022!Against the backdrops of thundering waterfalls raging rivers reflecting ponds and the ever-alluring ocean Kathleen Martens award-winning short stories take the reader on tough and tender journeys across cultures and continents. Spanning the 1800s to modern times from the Delaware beaches and British high society to the wilds of Canada the streets of Washington DC and beyond Rising Women Rising Tides: Stories of Women Water and Wisdom delivers its high-impact tales of life liberation and love with rich and varied voices. From a marine biologist to a Guatemalan eye surgeon; twin-sister folk singers to a blind veteran; cancer survivor to Nanticoke native; Deaf teacher and homeless woman to opioid addicts and more the collection offers a memorable spectrum of women protagonists rising.