Ladies Home Journal: Kory's essay "resonates"


Kory's essay "Really Good for a Girl" leads the anthology She's Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff. In the essay framed by her childhood desire to be an astronaut and her career in computer science, Kory writes about her mother's legacy of pursuing passions - even when they contradict traditional cultural roles.

Ladies' Home Journal has named Geek to their "Books We Love" list in December 2006 and says this about Kory's essay:

One standout essay comes from computer programmer-cum-writer Kory Wells, who learned from her own strong mother to follow her techie calling, regardless of gender conventions. Her evolution from "good for a girl" student to working mother with a smart daughter of her own will resonate with any woman, geek or not.
Read the entire post on Ladies' Home Journal.

Kory's also mentioned in the Publishers Weekly review of the book, which calls the anthology "jubilant." The book is now available at your local bookseller and at online stores, including here on amazon.com. Amazon has an excerpt of Kory's essay posted here.

Visit www.shessuchageek.com for more about the book and related discussions.
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Read Kory in print

Nonfiction

  • "Really Good for a Girl" leads the anthology She's Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology and Other Nerdy Stuff

    Available at your favorite independent/local bookstore, or     here on amazon.com
Poetry

  • "Lesson from John" is forthcoming in Rock & Sling
  • "Where I'm From," after George Ella Lyon, Anne Shelby, and many others, received 2nd place in the Bat Creek Journal poetry contest and is forthcoming in that journal.
  • "Phenomena" appears 2007 edition of Kudzu. The poem received an honorable mention in Kudzu's 2007 poetry prize, judged by Kelly Norman Ellis.
  • "Seating Arrangement" appears in Low Explosions: Writings on the Body, an anthology of poetry and prose from the Knoxville Writers' Guild. More info and ordering info

Short Stories

  • Kory's short story "Trade Day" is included in Muscadine Lines: A Southern Anthology from Cold Tree Press, edited by Kathy Hardy Rhodes. "Trade Day" received recognition from both the Alabama Writers Conclave and the St. Louis-based Saturday Writers competitions in 2004.

    The anthology is available at bookstores and on online.     Contact Kory for a signed copy, or order from amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or Cold Tree Press.

  • "Moving the Bar" was published in the Spring 2006 issue of Active Culture/Birmingham Arts Journal (also available in pdf download)
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Poetry

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"Trade Day" published in Muscadine Lines anthology


Kory's short story "Trade Day" is included in Muscadine Lines: A Southern Anthology from Cold Tree Press, edited by Kathy Hardy Rhodes. "Trade Day" previously received recognition from both the Alabama Writers Conclave and the St. Louis-based Saturday Writers competitions. Muscadine Lines is a collection of short fiction, personal essays, and poems with a decidedly Southern lean. Learn more at muscadinelines.com.

The anthology is available at bookstores and on online. Contact Kory for a signed copy, or order from amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or Cold Tree Press.

Thanks to everyone who's come out to the various events for this book: the Brentwood Barnes and Noble, the Murfreesboro Hastings, and the booth and Southern/Appalachian writers panel that Kory and Kathy participated in at the Southern Kentucky BookFest.
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Books and Authors

Fiction

  • Lee Smith, especially Saving Grace.
  • Darnell Arnoult
  • Pam Duncan
  • Silas House
  • Clyde Edgerton, especially the hilarious Raney.
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
  • Ron Rash - One Foot in Eden is my favorite of his novels.
  • Lois Battle - Although I have to admit that her latest, The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary and Sewing Circle, is not my favorite, it was still an enjoyable read. I think she does a very good job of intersecting the lives of multiple characters in her plots and of implementing different points of view, especially in Storyville and Bed and Breakfast.
  • Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts.
  • Final Vinyl Days and Other Stories by Jill McCorkle. My favorite is "Your Husband Is Cheating on Us"
  • And speaking of stories, I am very intrigued by sudden fiction. My favorite piece of sudden fiction ever is "Missy" by Richard Bausch. It was published in the 1999 New Stories from the South from Shannon Ravenel/Algonquin. I think it is masterful.
  • Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. The book jacket's reference to terrorist activity in a South American county belies the incredible beauty of this book. I truly did not want it to end. Writers, pay attention: Patchett is a wonderful wordsmith who implements skillful foreshadowing and seamless movement from one POV to another. "No one was quite willing to lie, but they tugged down the edges of the truth."
  • Time and Again by Jack Finney. A time-travel book with a healthy dose of history. I did not enjoy the sequel, From Time to Time, as much.
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (of course!)

Nonfiction

  • Cathedrals of Kudzu: A Personal Landscape of the South by Hal Crowther. I confess I have to read his essays with a dictionary at my side, but he's always got something thought-provoking to say.
  • West with the Night by Beryl Markham. Markham was the first person to cross the Atlantic solo from east to west. Born in England and raised in east Africa, she lived a life of extraordinary adventure, and she writes about it beautifully.
  • On Extended Wings: An Adventure in Flight by Diane Ackerman. Lessons in life set around this well-known author's experience of learning to fly.
  • Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan, pictures by Brian Selznick. This is a beautiful children's book that I love so much I have to put it in my list. It is based on a real encounter between Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt.
  • The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg. This book details how "ordinary people" can implement spiritual disciplines in their lives. Ortberg gives many realistic examples of how our everyday mindset and habits can interfere with our spiritual growth and suggests step by step methods for allowing and developing greater spirituality.
  • If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg. I love this book! It is about taking risks (not bungee jumping, but spiritual and emotional risks) in order to discern and follow God's calling for your life. Ortberg leads the reader through questions like What is my deepest dream? and What do I want my epitaph to say?
  • Go to Your Studio and Make Stuff: The Fred Babb Poster Book. Fred is a great witness, in art and essay form, to the importance of creativity in the lives of adults and children.

Poetry

  • Darnell Arnoult
  • Bill Brown
  • Raymond Carver
  • Billy Collins
  • Stephen Dunn
  • Jane Gentry
  • Diane Gilliam Fisher
  • Jane Hicks
  • James Weldon Johnson
  • Ted Kooser
  • Maurice Manning
  • Mary Oliver
  • Frank X. Walker
  • Dana Wildsmith
  • Marianne Worthington
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Music and arts: some of Kory's favs

Some of Kory's favorite musicians, artists and organizations in the middle Tennessee area are:

Music

Artists

Theater, classes, exhibits and more

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