The disaster facing the Gulf Coast has been on the minds of millions of people and the ladies of the She Writes™ - Southern Writers group expressed many feelings of anger, sadness, and disgust. We are not helpless, but what can we do?

She Writes™ members Zetta Brown and Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown decided that something needed to be done where people can put their talents together and help make a difference. What better way than to produce an anthology where the proceeds will go where it is needed most?

Oil and Water...and Other Things That Don’t Mix contains stories, poems, and recollections from 27 authors, women and men all dealing with the theme: “Conflict...Resolution Optional.”  These selections will make you laugh, cry, think, and some may even get you angry.  

These are stories from award-winning authors and journalists, newly published authors, as well as from talented new authors who make their debut in this volume.

Jenne’ R. Andrews - Shonell Bacon - Lissa Brown - Mollie Cox Bryan

Maureen E. Doallas - Mylène Dressler - Nicole Easterwood

Angela Elson - Melanie Eversley - Kimeko Farrar - L B Gschwandtner

John Klawitter - Mary Larkin - Linda Lou - Kelly Martineau

Patricia Anne McGoldrick - Ginger McKnight-Chavers - Carl Palmer

Karen  Pickell - Dania  Rajendra - Cherie Reich - Jarvis  Slacks

Tynia Thomassie - Amy Wise - Dallas Woodburn

Zetta Brown - Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown

All proceeds from Oil and Water...and Other Things That Don’t Mix will go to directly benefit MOBILE BAYKEEPER, and BAY AREA FOOD BANK, two charities helping to combat the effects of the spill and help the communities affected.

About the Editors:

Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson Brown, publisher, was born and raised on the beautiful and lately besieged Gulf Coast of Alabama. She began her career in the early ‘70’s in regional theatre as an actress, playwright and producer. In 1986 she pursued an MA in Classical Greek Theatre and Myth. She has been published in magazines and newspapers nationally and in New England writing about mythology, Native American Elders, and theatre including a profile of the actress Karen Allen. She has written articles in Gulf Coast newspapers regarding hurricanes, over development and the damage to wetlands. Nicky is currently an editor and ghostwriter for several publishing houses in New York and the Berkshires and following in the footsteps of her grandfather Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, founder of DC Comics.

Zetta Brown is a Texas girl now living in Scotland. She is editor-in-chief for LL-Publications and was the editor of the 2009 EPPIE Winner for Best Horror Novel, Pit-Stop, by Ben Larken. She holds a B.A. in English/Creative Writing from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and is the author of Messalina: Devourer of Men and several short stories. In 1998 her short story, “Black Water,” was a regional first-place winner for The National Society of Arts & Letters (NSAL) Award for Short Fiction.