Max Wells lives in the panhandle of Texas in a community calledHereford, and has lived there for 34 years with his wife Sherry. Hehas talked of writing his story for a long time and decided that now heis ready to share some of his experiences. Not having any schooling inwriting it was difficult as to how to begin. So, he decided to just talk.The mountains and valleys of his life refl ect all that he has become.Changing what he could change and acce...

Discover some of Canada's best new writers with this highly acclaimed annual anthology, made possible by the generosity of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener.For more than two decades, The Journey Prize Stories has been presenting the best short stories published each year by some of Canada's most exciting new writers. Previous contributors -- including such now well-known, bestselling writers as Yann Martel, Elizabeth Hay, Annabel Lyon, Lisa Moore, He...

Greg Jones has had a horrible fall. His wife of only two years has been in Seattle nearly non-stop, while he's been alone in Chedwick. A couple of quick trips between them is all he's seen her. Not what he signed up for, he's acted like an ass pouting about her being gone. Time to man up and make some changes.Sandy has been working non-stop preparing for the newest release of her video game. She's exhausted and on the East coast in a media tour promoting it. She's planning a tiny r...

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist comes a hilarious and heartbreaking novel about a musician climbing back from rock bottom.As winter deepens in snowbound Pollard, Illinois, thirty-something Francis Falbo is holed up in his attic apartment, recovering from a series of traumas: his mother's death, his beloved wife's desertion, and his once-ascendant rock band's irreconcilable break-up. Francis hasn't shaved in months, hasn't so much as changed out of his bathrobe-"the ...

The hilarious follow-up to the memoir, Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl.It's been four years since Susan's husband dragged her kicking and screaming from their comfortable, big city East Coast life to a farm in Virginia cattle country. Susan's adjusting as best she can, which isn't easy considering she's been known to wear Manolos in manure. She'll never be a real farm girl, but as readers will see from her side- splitting confessions, she's faking i...

“McGraw is wise and occasionally laugh–out–loud funny, with a seventh sense for the perfect turn of phrase . . . This quintessential collection of stories serves as an homage to the form while showcasing McGraw’s stunning talent and deep empathy for the idiosyncrasies, small joys, and despairs of human nature." —Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review)In Joy, narrators step out of themselves to explain their lives to us, sometimes defensively,...

Are you looking for a way to meet new people from all over the world, make new friends, and help others? The solution is simple and affordablebecome a pen pal. In Dear Friend, author Cheri DeGroot shares the joys and rewards of becoming a pen pal and provides tips on sharing friendships through handwritten letters.Based on fifty-three years of personal experience as a pen pal, DeGroot details how her lifelong passion for pen palling began and how her friendships with people from al...

Whether it's a waterslide adventure gone sideways, a four-year-old warning his little brother about hell in the bathtub, or a lovestruck teen showing off on a ski-slope, this hit book from award-winning author and humor columnist Phil Callaway turns life's bloopers and blunders into timeless lessons for young and old alike. Honey, I Dunked the Kids is a collection of captivating tales from the bright side of family life. You'll find yourself greatly encouraged - and deeply touched...

Authors Note: This book was first written in 2009 and I had no real editor to go through it. But in the last five years this book has gone through a number of professional editors and various Beta readers. If you find any grammatical errors, please send what you find in an email to me at [email protected] rather than pointing them out in a review. I can correct them. This book was revised and re-edited by December 2014, and if you have a copy of the book prior to t...

True Tales of Encounters with BearsBear Encounters is a collection of stories about the run-ins everyday people have with bears. From the one about the black bear at the cabin that was chased away by the fifteen-pound family dog, to the bear that harmlessly wandered through a Boy Scout camp, these brief and often funny encounters capture the true nature of bears. More than 90 stories have been collected from fans of the North American Bear Center. They inc...

"The Hunting Spirit" is a terrific follow up to Jerry Lambert's bestselling hunting book, "Trophy White Tales." This book utilizes the same short story format but in addition to riveting deer hunting tales there are also stories about Africa, bear, elk and turkey hunting. Hunting has a unique aura filled with traditions and mystique. Jerry captures the hunting spirit through both fiction (tall tales) as well as real life adventures (campfire stories). Both genres are spiced with "laugh out...

Humorist Jerry Zezima has always had an empty head. Now that his two daughters have flown the coop, he and his wife have an empty nest. The girls aren't completely out of the house, of course, because a lot of their stuff is still there.Written with warmth and hilarity, "The Empty Nest Chronicles" is sure to appeal to parents who miss their kids but now have a chance to rediscover each other, to recall what life was like BC (Before Children), and to ask the eternal empty-nester que...