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The Rose

The rose was trying to get in again. She couldn’t blame it. Outside the wind was howling, a vicious, embittering thing, so ferocious it...

Marcia Calhoun Forecki

The Window

In my seventeenth year, 1879, I fell in love with Anders Ostergren. He was a son of the land. In Wisconsin, I often spent Sunday...

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They Gathered

We gathered along Main Street. The Carsons were there, the Smiths, and my neighbors Elli and Frank Greco. My kids and their kids were...

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ABOUT GDL

White Hydrangeas

Traditionally, a Grande Dame is an older woman who is well-respected in her community. At Grande Dame Literary, we believe there is a Grande Dame in every woman. Age is irrelevant.
Women's voices are important. Women's opinions and thoughts are equal to all and second to none.
Lift your vibrant voice and write.
Be heard. Grande Dame Literary is listening.
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GENRES WE ACCEPT

SHORT STORIES STORY-STYLE MEMOIR POETRY

LITERARY CHICK-LIT
UPMARKET WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY
COMEDY, DRAMEDY, ROM-COM
ROMANCE
DRAMA
MAGICAL REALISM
HUMOROUS
MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, THRILLER, MURDER
just not too gory
FOOD, ANYTHING WITH FOOD
NO GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF ABUSE
NOTHING DIVISIVE OR DISCRIMINATORY

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