What do a young farmer turned rebel, an elderly widow under constant surveillance, a woman in an isolated cabin on a mountain top, and a telepathic private investigator from Europa (one of Jupiter's inner moons), have in common? In Sandy Raschke's 4 Women/4 Stories, featuring three short stories and a novella, they all face adversity and/or intense pressure to follow the dictates of societal norms. Are they heroines or heretics for challenging the status quo and the social order? Or are they simply caught up in events beyond their control?

Sandy Raschke has been writing mostly speculative fiction and poetry for over thirty years. Her work has been described as "character-driven," skillfully crafted," and "humorous, engaging, and thought-provoking." Her stories often focus on the human condition, its achievements and its shortcomings, societal problems, and the challenges technology and artificial intelligence pose to humankind.