Year of the Mountain Lion

Cursed as a drought-bringer, Jolan lives a harsh life of nomadic exile in the desolate desert that surrounds her former cliff dwelling home. Now, for reasons she can't fathom, she is being hunted by those who have already cast her out. Unfortunately for her pursuers, Jolan is not helpless and she is determined to survive.

A gripping short story that shares a powerful woman's refusal to surrender in the face of either nature or the society that abandoned her.

This novella was originally published in Darwin's Evolutions magazine.