Women's Month - Day seventeen (belated)

Speaking of writers, a female writer I enjoyed very much recently is Naomi Novik. So I present to you a sample of her work - the opening paragraphs of Temeraire:

(if anyone involved in the legal team of Naomi Novik sees this, please do not sue, I am doing this only for celebration/recommendation purposes, not to get internet traffic out of someone else's hard work. I'm making no money from this)

( The opening paragraphs of Temeraire Book 1 )

Women's Month - Day eighteen

Goodbye Earl by The Chicks

(tw for domestic violence, murder)