Chavisa Woods est une auteure dont les œuvres plongent dans les facettes les plus sombres de la vie américaine. Sa prose, souvent décrite comme un « exorcisme littéraire », sonde l'isolement, la pauvreté et les traumatismes sociaux qui façonnent l'Amérique rurale. Woods écrit avec vision et urgence, révélant les problèmes persistants du pays à travers un style puissant, intelligent et incisif. Ses récits capturent une Amérique qui existe depuis toujours, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective profonde et sans concession.
The narrative explores the vibrant and tumultuous journey of a spirited girl with an unpronounceable name, navigating the complexities of rural adolescence. Set against a backdrop of Louisiana's cornfields and the grandeur of New York City, the story features a cast of eclectic characters, from fire-dancers to unusual breeders, subverting traditional southern gothic themes. Chavisa Woods crafts a vivid portrayal of human desire and misfit communities, blending elements of the bizarre and the familiar in a unique exploration of domestic life.
The eight stories in Things to do when you're goth in the county paint a vivid picture of people living on the fringes in America, people who don't do what you expect them to do. Not stories of triumph over adversity, but something completely other
Shirley Jackson Award-winning author and three-time Lambda Finalist, Chavisa Woods presents one hundred personal stories of sexism, harassment, discrimination, and assault. Recounting her experiences with sexist discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence—beginning in childhood, through the present—Woods lays out clear and unflinching personal vignettes that build in intensity as the number of times grows. Individually, and especially taken as a whole, these stories amount to powerful proof that sexual violence and discrimination are never just one-time occurrences, but part of a constant battle all women face every day. In these extraordinary pages, sexual violence and sexist discrimination occur regardless of age, in all spheres of society, in rural and urban areas alike, in the US and abroad, from Woods' youth through adulthood. Demonstrating how often people are conditioned to endure sexism and harassment, and how thoroughly men feel entitled to women’s spaces and bodies, 100 Times forces the reader to witness the myriad ways in which sexism and misogyny continuously shape women’s lives, and are built-in facets of our society.
