The Lake Erie Sisters

Authors

  • Lorraine Boissoneault Freelance writer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2026.17.2.6314

Keywords:

Climate change fiction, Climate Fiction; Environmental Humanities; Ecocriticism

Abstract

A short story (fiction) set on the southwestern shores of Lake Erie, where three sisters returning to their family home for the Christmas holiday encounter a strange creature who grants them each a wish. 

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Author Biography

Lorraine Boissoneault, Freelance writer

Lorraine Boissoneault is a Chicago-based writer whose work explores the intersections of humanity, the environment, and the more-than-human world. Her book Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene won the 2024 Lukas Book in Progress Prize and is a finalist for the Chicago Review of Books Award. It describes the author's intertwined experiences with chronic illness and climate change. 

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Published

2026-10-31

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2026): Eco-Crip Cultures: Disability and the Environment

Section

Creative Writing and Arts

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