The Fire and the Place in the Forest

Collected Stories and Poems

By: Jeannelle M. Ferreira

Narrated by: Violet Dixon

The circle is always closing. In crazy times, this essential selection of the fiction and poetry of Jeannelle M. Ferreira holds out a branch of lights kindled from chosen futures and pasts always close behind, where history never confines itself to one familiar face and selkies and demons offer as much inheritance as memories, bodies, or ghosts. Intimately Jewish, integrally queer, these are tales for holding on to. They know how to remember and to change.

Eighteen years of stories and poems from small queer presses, 'zines, podcasts and other corners of the universe are collected here, alongside new work, for the first time.

©2022 Jeannelle M. Ferreira (P)2024 Jeannelle M. Ferreira

Lovely and Lyrical

Ferreira writes beautifully, even when she is writing about terrible things. The poetry is extremely lyrical and Dixon's narration emphasizes it perfectly. Even the stories sound like poetry, particularly when Ferreira is describing terrible events. This is a nice addition to their collaborative work, and I look forward to what's next!