Everywhere Stories Contributor Spotlight: Debora C. Martin

Everywhere Stories Volume III

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small PlanetVolume III is now available for pre-order. Like the earlier volumes, this book includes 20 short stories by 20 writers set in 20 countries. Debora C. Martin’s story is set in Cape Verde.

 

 

Debora C. Martin retired to Maine after a career in public policy in Washington D.C. Traveling and exploring other cultures has been a regular part of her life since voyaging around the world, via Asia and Africa, as a student on World Campus Afloat. She writes short fiction and creative nonfiction. Her stories have been published by Parentheses Journal and Storgy.

Comment on “Tranquilidade”: For me, most traveling involves an exploration of new norms, as well as an examination of my own values, assumptions, and relationships. “Tranquilidade” is inspired by a road trip I made in Cape Verde.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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