How to Accommodate Men — Marilyn Krysl

Short Fiction. "Krysl writes about women who take care of men and get taken for granted in return. She looks at child abuse from the viewpoint of both male and female children, and she explores the different coping mechanisms that boys and girls develop. Several stories discuss women in war-torn or military states who try to protect themselves and their children. Body image, witchcraft, homosexuality, and aging are among other issue crafted into these disturbing, well-written, and all-too-recognizable stories" (Library Journal). Marilyn Krysl has published seven books of poetry and worked with Mother Teresa's Sister's of Charity in Calcutta. She is director of the Creative Writing Program at Boulder.