Feather by Feather and Other Stories

Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a varied collection of over 40 stories and poems. In these stories, demons struggle with their nature (and bake biscuits); a young girl faces a witch in search of the bobble hat that will save her Great-Aunt; a steam engine attempts the impossible; a student finds a book that may spell the death of her; catastrophe strikes Nightshadow and his people, testing their faith in the Stars; a mermaid learns that life above the sea offers far more than princes; ghosts howl their stories at passersby; an asexual teenager struggles with relationships and trust; and Phee… Well. Phee is Phee.

S.L. Dove Cooper's first collection is a kaleidoscope of tales, featuring folktale and fairytale retellings, superhero fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction and more. Sensitive, imaginative, heart-wrenching, gentle, witty, candid, and engrossing Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a powerful and enchanting selection. It also includes an explanation on how to write your own triple sestina, a self-interview and brief commentary on every piece published in the collection.

Content Notes

• Changeling's Time: natural disaster, elder death, parental death (alluded to), disabling injury to eyes, elder abandonment
• Feather by Feather: child death (alluded to), physical abuse (alluded to)
• The Little Engine That Couldn't: major character death (averted), gaslighting, repeated dismissal of concerns
• Breadcrumbs: major character death
• All Our Good Intentions: war (alluded to), PTSD (alluded to)
• Whiskey and Water: major character death, alcoholism
• Swanheart: physical abuse (alluded to)
• Beauty and the Beast: kidnapping
• The First Deed of Coen of the Stars: major character death
• Where the Last Ripples Meet: acephobia
• Confidentiality: racism
• Blue-dust, Red-dust: death
• As under a Green Sea: war (alluded to), spousal and child death (alluded to)
• Saeftinghe: death
• Biscuits for the Demon Chorus: suicide ideation, attempted suicide
• The Princess who Didn't Eat Cake: acephobia
• To Sleep for a Season: natural disaster (alluded to), ableism (for blindness and albinism)
• Made to Be Broken: war (alluded to), PTSD (alluded to)

Book Details:

• Page Count: 318
• Word Count: 98,000
• Originally Published: August 9, 2014