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About the author

https://www.caitlinstarling.com/about

Caitlin talking about the writing process

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/05/21/caitlin-starling-five-things-i-learned-writing-the-starving-saints/

Bees and honey in catholicism

https://kathleenglavich.org/bees-hives-and-honey/

Carlos Acutis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Acutis

Maria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Skobtsova

BOOKS REFRENCED!!

Fruitless Fall (all about bees)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3507618-fruitless-fall

THE FALLEN (Ireland and Nuns)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240206596-the-fallen

THE SUFFERING (nun horror)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247446968-the-suffering

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The fifth season on Goodreads

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Inspiration for the novel:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-the-protests-in-ferguson-helped-inspire-this-fantasy-novel

*THE DRAMA*

N.K. Tweets (screen shots in this post)

https://www.tumblr.com/sparrowlucero/776036992535478272/whats-the-problems-with-nk-jemisins-story

The short story 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Sexually_Identify_as_an_Attack_Helicopter

Article 

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter

N.K. Jemisin apology 

https://nkjemisin.com/2021/07/statement-on-isabel-fall-comments/

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