I'm going to go out on a limb here. I've thought a lot about this one, as a feminist, and as an author. How should traditional roles be portrayed? In fantasy literature there is a school of thought that holds that women must be treated precisely like men. Only the traditional male sphere of power and means of wielding power count. If a woman is shown in a traditionally female role, then she must be being shown as inferior.

After a lot of thought, and some real-life stabs at those traditional roles, I've come to firmly disagree with this idea. For an author to show that only traditional male power and place matter is to discount and belittle the hard and complex lives of our peers and our ancestresses.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: feminism gender-roles gender-roles-in-fiction



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Sevarin had been dismissive about the chance of finding out anything useful from the cops, but when it came to getting information, I had an edge he didn't.
Sevarin did not make a killer lasagne.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: lasagne



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I wish I knew who I am," I whispered to the stars in Baya's eyes.

Slowly, Baya shook his head. "Oh, Dust Girl, that's the hardest wish of all. Not even Baya can give you that one. That one you earn.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: identity dust-girl sarah-zettel



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Mama took me in her arms and held me tight. Her embrace was hot and she smelled like sweat, dust, and grease, but I wanted her. I wanted to crawl inside her mind to find that place that let her smile and sing through the worst dust storms. If I had to be crazy, I wanted my mama's kind of crazy, because she was never afraid.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: mothers dust-girl sarah-zettel



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I'd been right about Jack Holland. He had the kind of face that could make you believe.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: dust-girl sarah-zettel jack-holland



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Now that you know the wishing ways, you'll feel the wishes around you. They'll make you itchy, 'cause you know you can do something about them, but that ain't always the best idea.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: wishes dust-girl sarah-zettel



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I'd never have gotten this far without you," I said.

Jack tipped his cap to me. My heart squirmed around to find a new position under my ribs. I closed the door fast before I could say something really stupid.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: dust-girl sarah-zettel



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Bullets sound like hornets when they pass too close to your head. After a while, the world closes down. You can't hear much, you can't see much, just the way ahead, the next slat, the next open gate. All you know is running; the only place that's real is away.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: dust-girl sarah-zettel



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We're not in Fairyland! We're in Kansas!

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: dust-girl sarah-zettel



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The makers, the beautiful, the ones cast out because their light was too brilliant for the world beyond. The ones who wish true and deep with their whole hearts for more than they have. They come here, and we love them.

Sarah Zettel

Stichwörter: dust-girl sarah-zettel



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