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Lemery House Press
PERFORMANCE EDITION
by Querida Funck
Witty, fearless, and unmistakably modern, Fanny Fern turned everyday life into art. Writing in the mid-1800s—when women’s voices were seldom heard—she transformed ordinary moments of marriage, work, motherhood, and exhaustion into sharp, funny, and deeply human reflections on resilience and grace.
Life As It Is (More or Less) captures Fern’s honesty and humor in a fresh adaptation designed for 21st-century readers, educators, and performers. This Performance Edition combines timeless essays with modern storytelling notes, performance insights, and new monologues inspired by Fern’s originals. It invites readers to explore how laughter can still challenge convention and how truth, spoken aloud, can bridge centuries.
Ideal for classrooms, reader’s theatre, and solo performance, this edition includes guidance on pacing, tone, and emotional delivery—tools that help bring Fern’s natural rhythm and wit to life. Through both historical context and contemporary voice, it reminds us that honesty and empathy never go out of style.
Part of the Memories in Ink collection from the True Voice Shorts series, Life As It Is (More or Less) celebrates the enduring power of voice—honest, imperfect, and unafraid.
For actors, readers, and anyone who believes that ordinary life deserves to be heard, not hidden.
An independent publisher of print and audiobook editions — blending artistry, performance, and timeless storytelling.
At Lemery House Press, we publish stories that stay with you — the kind that echo long after the last page or final line. Whether it’s a children’s book that sparks imagination, a memoir that preserves lived experience, or a theatrical work that finds new life on stage or in voice, our mission is rooted in honoring story as legacy. Everything we do is connected by a belief in the power of storytelling to preserve memory, deepen empathy, and give voice to what matters. We don’t aim to publish everything. We aim to publish what endures.
