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The Legendary Garrett Girls

July 30, 2014 By Ying 2 Comments

Hello, friends! Last week, I sent off the first clean draft of my short story, “The Legendary Garrett Girls”. It’s going to be one of fifteen stories in an anthology called Petticoats and Pistols, edited by Jessica Spotswood and published by Candlewick Press.

This is only a first draft, and there are several rounds of editing to come. Still, I’m thrilled to have a full, clean draft written.

Klondike woman, 1898
This is Gracie E Robinson, of Dawson, YT, in 1898. She doesn’t appear in my story, but she embodies the spirit I was after. (image credit: EA Hegg, U of Washington, Hegg 3063)

Today, I thought I’d share with you the story’s epigraph, which inspired the whole thing:

“They now say there are more liars to the square inch in Alaska than any place in the world.”
— The Seattle Daily Times, August 17, 1897

Doesn’t that just BEG for a fictional escapade? I couldn’t possibly have resisted.

Filed Under: Things I Write Tagged With: Alaska, Candlewick Press, Gold Rush, Petticoats and Pistols, short story, Soapy Smith, The Legendary Garrett Girls

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  1. Jeff Smith says

    July 30, 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Hello, YS Lee.

    I see that you tagged “Soapy Smith” in your post. I am a great-grandson, and author of ALIAS SOAPY SMITH: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL. You might enjoy taking a look at my online sites.

    Jeff Smith
    http://www.soapysmith.net
    http://www.soapysmiths.blogspot.com

  2. Ying says

    August 1, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    Hi Jeff, and thanks for stopping by. I actually made use of your website while researching the story and have your biography on order. I’ve also read Catherine Holder Spude’s book, to get both sides of the picture. Fascinating stuff!

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