D. C. Hubbard

D C Hubbard took up writing late and, maybe because of that, she sticks to subjects close to her heart: 20th-century German history and its consequences.

"The Peace Bridge"

Although the story has nothing to do with the Peace Bridge to Canada that spans the Niagara River in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, D C Hubbard sees the title as a nod to her roots there.

As a young woman, she left the US to study in Germany and has lived all of her adult life there. Her love affair with European history and her belief that we shouldn't keep making the same mistakes over and over again - these are the reasons she writes.

In 2015 Hubbard made her debut writing in German - "Harmlose Jungfer mit Stickzeug" - in the crime story anthology "Bei Zitat Mord". Beginning with a quote from Dostoevsky's novel "The Gambler", she weaves a dark tale of jealousy and murder.

Her next German short crime story, "Unter Rosen begraben", was published in September 2016 in the anthology "Hortus Delicti". It follows the fate of a young, very pregnant woman and her husband who, in 1776, are fleeing her persecution for witchcraft.

The anthology "Hessich-kriminelle Weihnacht" includes her story about the suspicious death of a young woman on the day after Christmas. Was it murder? If so, her entire family would be implicated.

Hubbard and her co-editor Frank Joußen have just published their anthology of stories that they have translated into German and edited from authors across the world. "Kleinkrieg und Frieden, Eine Collage internationaler Familiengeschichten" also contains two of her own stories.

Visit Hubbard's website at: www.dchubbard-writes.com

She blogs on topical news and opinions at: www.dchubbardwrites.wordpress.com