Gale Massey’s book, The Girl from Blind River, received a 2018 Florida Book Award. She has published in Crime Reads, the Tampa Bay Times, Saw Palm, Tampa Bay Noir and other publications. Gale was a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers Conference and a fellow at Writers in Paradise. In her new collection, Rising and Other Stories, Gale illustrates the moments that shape and alter destiny. Bringing each to life through interconnected themes of moving water and transience, Massey shares with us an unvarnished narrative of a world that objectifies women and the strength and resourcefulness required to attempt to overcome those limitations. This program is a Zoom virtual session and advanced registration is required at https://eastlakelibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar to receive the virtual link for the meeting.