A rendezvous in a cemetery; a mysterious pond in Ireland; a harrowing ride through hobo jungle; a matchmaking son; a new love; a mother-in-law from hell; a lesson in tolerance; a decision deferred; one night in Viet Nam ... The Creative Writer's Note...
As his pa lies dying, Timothy Michael O’Hara, 12, promises he will leave the Allegheny Mountains he loves, and head east to find his appointed guardians. Wise in the ways of the mountains and survival, Tim begins his journey of self-discovery and m...
Take a journey through time and into the minds and hearts of a cast of not-so-ordinary characters. Among them you will find lost lovers; a child of the holocaust; a writer, her husband and a plate of spaghetti; a lonely old man and his loyal friends;...
For girls of the Tuscarora Nation in the Carolinas (1711), playing lacrosse is forbidden, but Running-Girl doesn’t care. She’s not a maiden yet, and besides, she’s absolutely no good at women’s chores. But Running-Girl is afraid. She’s havi...
A mutt; a secret; a live oak; a perceptive biker. Add a dandy surprise to complete the winning stories from the 2013 Creative Writer’s Notebook Short Story Contest. The Honorable Mention short stories are just as diverse. Discover: An ancient ritua...