My first book, a collection of short stories, has a title and a cover! My book will be published by Cornerstone Press at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in February 23, 2027.

Victoria Lynn Smith’s writing style is like a delicious apple – crisp, and both tart and sweet. Smith evokes the warmth and beauty of a rural Wisconsin upbringing, yet pulls no punches about the darker side of alcoholism, infidelity, domestic abuse, and broken dreams.

— Julie A. Jacob, author Bicentennial Eve: A Wisconsin Novella (2026) and Two States of Single: Essays on Family, Love, and Living Solo (2020). [To read more about Jacob and her writing click here.]