Overview

The Red Dress and Other Stories is a collection of eighteen stories, each of which highlights the theme of survival. Every character must find their own light, something within themselves that is able to transcend the despicable, or, at the very least, extremely painful circumstances that pervade our world, our relationships, and our societies. In these stories, hope prevails, going beyond courage to a place of love, where survival is met with a light that emerges from within. All the main characters are women, and the strength and resilience of women prevails in each piece. Heidi's writing style is unique in that it blends poetry and a sense of lyricism with the tragedy in our world, creating a sense of optimism in the face of pathos. This genre of writing is, the short story, is in many ways, a balm in a shattered world, a means of escape that is tangible, does not linger, and, like a bee or a butterfly, lets you sit in the flower, absorbing as much nectar as possible before it is time to move to the next flower.

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""A compelling journey through the labyrinth of truth."" - Kristin Constance ""Each one of the author's stories is meaningful, rich in texture with threads of survival, discovery, kindness and love. A pleasure to the senses. A wonderful compilation.""- Heather Cline 'The Red Dress and Other Stories' is an array of short stories that holds the tenderness of humanity in a world of chaos. It is loaded with glimpses of dreams amongst the madness, in different countries, about relationships, breakups, get togethers, the honouring of cultural differences and, in particular, women holding each other. The personal adventures of each character are adapted into narratives where love and kindness seep in to heal a hurting history."" -Margaret Kaye ""In The Red Dress and Other Stories, Heidi Harrison captures the moments that alter the course of a life - sometimes quietly, sometimes with startling force. Each story unfolds at the crossroads of choice and consequence, where ordinary people confront the extraordinary within themselves. Through her lucid prose and keen emotional insight, Harrison reveals how change often comes uninvited, yet leaves behind unexpected strength and grace. From fleeting encounters to lifelong reckonings, these stories explore what it means to grow, to break, and to begin again. Poignant and deeply human, The Red Dress and Other Stories is a testament to transformation - a reminder that even the smallest shifts can reshape a life entirely.""- Manda Burgess ""This is a remarkable collection of stories- noteworthy for the breadth, depth, and range of topics, settings, and characters. Written with both clarity and vividness, Ms. Harrison's voice shines forth through multi-layered characters who struggle, triumph, and speak a unique truth about being human and living in a complex world.""- Diane Chira ""Harrison's stories span the globe - a panoply of experiences and journeys. But it's the quiet moments I like best.""- Linda Kilby ""In her first story, The Red Dress, the sacred red is juxtaposed with sophisticated, ornate rubies revering hope and survival, where the outpouring of emotions is coloured with each violin note taking us to unknown places or long forgotten. Heidi expresses in her writing loss, despair and grief with compassion, beauty, and a raw passion. In all her stories, Heidi expresses very beautifully the importance of tribal roots, the bond among women, and the everlasting healing that emerges when we honour our lineage and ourselves as women. It is then when real freedom can flourish in all its magnitude, a sense of being truly alive.""- Jey Ibarra

Author Information

Heidi Harrison, author of The Four Seasons (Sapphire Books Publishing), When Paris Was Her Lover and From the Outside (Emerald House Publishing) has always loved writing. At a very early age, she realized that words allowed for the exodus of her soul, a rhapsody, a sense of grace enveloping her. Writing has been her boulder, her stories the healing balm in a world that sometimes cries out for this. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a MS degree in Counseling Psychology, and a dual degree in Child Development and French, and she spent almost thirty years as a psychotherapist and a teacher of young children. She is also a classically trained violinist. She has traveled extensively between the hemispheres and has lived and studied in Paris and in Grenoble, France. She has written several novels and children's books, countless stories, (fiction and creative nonfiction) and a full-length memoir. In each of these works, she is inspired by imagination itself, by real stories of people's lives, by love, by music, by the stunning majesty of nature, by the beauty and power of words, relationships, the diversity of cultures, and the resiliency of the human heart. We live in a complicated and often challenging world, and yet, as a writer, an observer, and as a teacher, she is, every day, inspired by the grace and by the infinite beauty that we, as humans, embody. Our dazzling earth is of an infinite nature; humbly, she lets words only begin to describe it.

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