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Short Works

Smith-Blum’s published short works may be found in multiple literary journals.  A companion short story to KSB's work-in-progress, The House on Desco Drive, is included in the second volume of Feisty Deeds: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews. A companion short story to TANGLES  is included in the 2024 award-winning anthology, Feisty Deeds which Smith-Blum co-edited.

INTERSECTION
by Kay Smith-Blum,

Feisty Deeds: Historical TALEs of BATCHES AND BREWS

Co-edited by Carolyn Korsmeyer, Christy Matheson, Elaine Aucoin Schroller, Kay Smith-Blum and Kimberly Sullivan 

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The Calf by Kay Smith-Blum,
Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women

Co-edited by Carolyn Korsmeyer, Christy Matheson, Elaine Aucoin Schroller, Kay Smith-Blum and Kimberly Sullivan 

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Feisty Deeds co-edited by Kay Smith-Blum

Award-Winning Short works

by Kay Smith-Blum

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TEN DAYS
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ON EDGE
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STRIPPED

VIRUS DAYS

A Humorous Essay Series

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TARGETS
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TESTING, TESTING
SYON AND ME
ZOOMING RIGHT ALONG

READER REVIEWS

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“Ha! True-to-life and so well rendered.”

SAMANTHA DUNN,
author of Failing Paris and Not by Accident: Reconstructing a Careless Life, Executive Editor of Coast Magazine

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“Wonderful essays!”

ELLEN SUSSMAN,
National Best-Selling author, founder Sonoma County Writers Camp, adjunct professor UCLA, Stanford, Rutgers, San Francisco Library Laureate

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“Years from now, people will look back at 2020 and scratch their heads trying to imagine what the COVID-19 atmosphere must have been like. KSB summed it up perfectly with humor and grace. I laughed out loud at the spot-on observations!” 

CASEY DECKER,
professional editor, The Meticulous Type
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Kay Smith-Blum

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