Laura Koerber

Raven Woman's Tavern Laura Koerber

A backwoods bar run by a shapeshifter. A road that changes length, direction, and destination. A young man, lost in the forest and dying, hears the cry of a raven.


Set in a dystopic near future, Raven Woman's Tavern is the story of a collection of survivalists who are squatting in the remains of a dead timber town in the Northwest. The residents-most of them old, sick, and in need-help each other by means legal and extralegal under the watchful eye of Rachel, the tavern keeper.


When the peace of the community is disturbed by the sudden visit of four members of the local militia, the survivalists are frightened; not all of them are law-abiding and some are not citizens.


But, as Crazy Mary said to Charlie the Poet, "You don't piss Rachel off. She's got her ways."