Finished manuscripts

and works in progress.

Currently seeking representation for a literary novel-in-stories exploring the intersection of motherhood and war, a finalist for the Regal House W.S. Porter Book Prize

  • Close-up of a mural of a woman’s face with detailed eyes, painted on an outside wall, partially obscured by a chain-link fence in the foreground.

    DEAD THINGS I GAVE BIRTH TO

    LITERARY METAFICTION about three generations of sisters, the way one woman’s military service broke the cycle of generational poverty, and the price she paid for it.

    Forced by homelessness to move to a failing farm they inherit as children, Victoria and her sister Rebecca spend a fateful night camping in a cornfield. But Victoria wakes up alone.

    To save her daughters, Victoria must forgive her mother, but to find her sister, she must forgive herself.

    FINALIST for the W.S. PORTER PRIZE

  • Small black wooden church with white windows and door in a grassy field, mountains with snow-capped peaks in the background under a cloudy sky.

    OUR MOTHERS OF FLESH AND FATE: A historical literary mystery exploring mercy, justice, fate, and the power of belief spanning continents, centuries, and cultures. Novel in progress.

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A vintage-style painting of a woman with a large red hat standing next to a black horse, overlayed with pink handwritten text that reads, "dad things I gave birth to" and white text at the bottom with the author's name, "michelle r. brady."
Book cover with upside-down portrait of Michelle R. Brady and text 'dead things i gave birth to' on a red background with yellow stylized rays.
Book cover titled 'Dead Things I Gave Birth To' by Michelle R. Bradley, featuring vintage-style illustrations of women in various uniforms and outfits.
Women standing in a line, with a red background, black handwritten text saying 'dead things I gave birth to,' and white bold text with the author's name 'Michelle R. Brady'.
Book cover titled 'dead things I gave birth to' by Michelle R. Brady, depicting a house on fire with flames and smoke engulfing the structure.