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Not that DMV

Stories that feature DC, Maryland, or Virginia. (Statehood for DC!)

First-Time Caller

Red, White & Royal Blue

Yellowface

Lincoln in the Bardo

First-Time Caller

Red, White & Royal Blue

Weird and Unhinged Women

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.

What Purpose Did I Serve in Your Life

Shopgirls

Scene City

A Healthy Appetite

What Purpose Did I Serve in Your Life

Shopgirls

Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0

All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.

This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* lit expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks, who is no longer on Pagebound. You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.

Wide open for recommendations!

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Eileen

Of Women and Salt

The Extinction of Irena Rey

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Eileen

Of Women and Salt

Center of Fiction First Novel Prize 2026

The Center of Fiction’s longlist for the first novel prize. 180 submissions narrowed to 19. Winner announced December 8th 2026

Upward Bound

On Sundays, She Picked Flowers

Honey in the Wound

Lost Lambs

Upward Bound

On Sundays, She Picked Flowers

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