Fiction. Women's Studies. BELLES' LETTERS 2 affords a variety of fiction being written by Alabama women. A number of stories are love stories--first loves, lost loves, strange loves, from transient, feckless, grotesque, even abusive, to permanent and heartwarming. Featuring 39 authors, including Lee Smith, Sena Naslund, Fannie Flagg, Gail Godwin, and Vicki Covington.