You have one—probably even more than one. A family story you tell over and over. Maybe it's a story you heard growing up—one that starts with "Remember when…" Or a story your relatives—especially the littles—request at family gatherings: "Tell us about that time…" It could be a story your family likes to remember—but you'd like to forget.We have some too!Imprints is a collection of stories about our ancestors—parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and relatives—living a...

“Charming. . . . A moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.”—Publishers WeeklyYou’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be swept away—in less time than it takes to read this paragraph. Here are 175 true stories—honest, funny, tender and wise—each as moving as a lyric poem, all told in no more than one hundred words. An electrician lights up a woman’s life, a sister longs for her homeless brother, strangers dream of what might ha...

Want to warm your soul for the holidays? Unwrap the true meaning of gift giving with a treasure trove of festive tales.Sometimes the best gift is a great story. The stories in this anthology are sure to fill even the grouchiest Scrooge with holiday spirit.Christmas with Hot Apple Cider: Stories from the Season of Giving and Receiving is an eclectic collection of true stories, short fiction, and poetry. With 55 featured authors and poets, the anthol...

A finalist for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionA finalist for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut NovelIntroducing an extraordinary and original writer whose first novel explores the intersections of grief and rage, personal strength and healing--and what we owe one another.Fern seeks refuge from her mother's pill-popping and boyfriends via Soul Train; Gwin finds salvation in the music of Prince much to her ...

A touching Christmas tale about a Minnesota widower who has a magical encounter with an enchanted snow man -- and gets a last glimpse of the love of his life. Originally appeared in Cicada Magazine.

Home is where the heart is.Doreen Hamilton's plans to return home for the Christmas holiday is interrupted by a major snow blizzard. New York City is covered in one foot of snow, and last night's snowstorm caused delays at the airports, along the Eastern Seaboard. She's disappointed when her flight is canceled, until she runs into her former lover, Tyler Shaw.Tyler is also going home to Summerville, S. C., for the holiday. He's ecstatic to see her, and since they can't retu...

How to celebrate Easter becomes a balancing act for Christian and Joy Andersen and their four children.Chocolate bunnies, colorful stuffed baskets and flashy fashion shows are their competition. Despite the enticements, Christian refuses to succumb without a fight.And it becomes a tug of war when his recently adopted ten year-old daughter, Bethani, wants to participate in her friend’s Easter tradition.Christian hopes he has instilled Proverbs 22:6, into the children...

The Adventures of Hope is a story about a dog and her love for her family. Hope is a very fierce and loyal dog who has taken it upon herself to be the protector of the children as they venture into the world full of unforeseen dangers; Hope is there to protect them and keep them safe, at all costs.

Wendy Reid Crisp, author of the spirited declaration-of-independence 100 Things I'm Not Going to Do Now That I'm Over 50, turns her gimlet eye to the next watershed age for boomers: turning 60.She celebrates sixty as an age of independence--the independence to love, support, respect, accept, and forgive ourselves and others. In her wry, inimitable style, Crisp explores the fun, invaluable life-lessons sixty-somethings need to know--because sixty has never been like this!

Strength is a thing we are made of We women carry it on our shoulders And in our minds. The struggle comes in never wanting to quit Never giving up envelops the strength Holding us together. I am STRENGTH I am HEART We are STRONG We play our part. --from I Am, I Have

Five year old Sharlie has a new baby sister, Sissy. She doesn't think much of her, but Sharlie finds a new very best friend: her dad.They do everything together. They read together, play together, sled together.Then one day Sharlie takes her very first ride on the subway to go to the famous Haymarket in Boston with her dad.Together they have an unforgettable adventure.

Five bewitching tales of love from the winners of the Power Play Romance Writer's Competition.From a moment of reflection to a moment of passion, these short stories explore the ways in which love and lust shape our lives.Writers Elizabeth McLennan, Hazel McLoughlin, Jessica Towicz, Saman Shad and overall winner Anna McHugh take us from the hustle and glamour of New York to the serenity of rural life in this enchanting and affecting collection.