Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables

By Bridgette Valentine

"Spellbinding and entrancing, Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables takes readers on a tale of life and death. Toeing the lines between tragedy and change, age and time play games with human nature, pushing and pulling it to its limit, and then some. A modern fairytale."

-Elena Greer

• Language: English
• Publisher: Querencia Press, LLC
• Release date: Jun 5, 2024
• ISBN: 9798330258390

Bridgette Valentine

Bridgette Valentine is a poet and fiction writer who has been featured in several literary magazines as well as authored books. Her works include a chapbook entitled For Spite and Rosemary, alongside her romantic fantasy debut Mercy and Starlight.Though raised in Appalachia, Valentine resides in the greater Cincinnati area. When not reading or writing, Bridgette also pursues her master's degree in clinical social work and counseling. She collects vintage dolls, loves a good horror movie, and has an affinity for dachshunds. For the astrology buffs out there, Valentine is a Leo Sun and Venus with a Cancer Moon and rising. Valentine hopes to continue writing both poetry and fiction, building a career and friendships in the literary world alongside her other goals.

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Of Elderberry, Fire, & Fables

Bridgette Valentine

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Querencia Press – Chicago IL

QUERENCIA PRESS

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Bridgette Valentine

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ISBN 978 1 959118 95 4

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www.querenciapress.com

First Published in 2024

Querencia Press, LLC

Chicago IL

Printed & Bound in the United States of America

For those who feel both too rotten and too sweet

and know that the two are sisters.

CONTENTS

Toothy

Crowing

Not a Thought in My Mind

Elderberry Sister

Copper

Tuesdays Belong to Us

A Hunger

A Box in the Basement

When

Devilish

Saturn Return

Pretty Late

Horse Girl

How It Looks

Olive

Crop Circle

Alice

Telephone Poles

Northern

Bunks

Apple Cider

For Eve

Cannibal

Wiser

Eons

Taurus

Daughter

Despite

Ice Queen

Wraith

Yawn

Snake

Splinters

In Spite

Beast

Evergreen

When