Content: nostalgia
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 | Ruby and the Wall | w. e. turner | Short Story | Historical Fiction | 5 | 2.92 | Sep 28, 2011 |
Summary:This is another of my "Caroline" stories and features some of the characters from the earlier posted "Possum Grape Wine." It actually predates the other story chronologically, taking place around 1965. In this story widower Charles Gutterman has recently married his second wife, Ruby Henderson, and brings her home to his farm near the Southwestern Missouri town of Caroline in Lawrence County. In this story Jim Johannson, the narrator of "Possum Grape Wine" again serves as the narrator and figures prominently in the story itself. The story text is a transcription of one of Jim's oral histories.Chapters: |
| Peppermint Patties | j l mo | Poetry | Poetry | 2 | 0.00 | May 5, 2011 |
Summary:My first attempt at a haiku. Except, I just learned that it is a senryu (thanks CH). You learn something new every day.Chapters: |
| Hoeing Tomatoes | C Lee Brown | Short Story | Memoir | 1 | 3.03 | Nov 19, 2010 |
Summary:A boy and his mom have an unexpected adventure in their backyard garden.Chapters: |
| What the Rain Took in its Grief | Doug Moore | Poetry | Poetry | 8 | 0.98 | Mar 12, 2010 |
Summary:This is a bit of nostalgia about returning to my hometown in Massachuetts. It is the source of many of my stories and characters. I owe it a lot. This poem is something else that grew from there. Chapters: |
| An Ode to Root Beer | C Lee Brown | Poetry | Humor | 1 | 0.97 | Nov 13, 2009 |
Summary:Just for fun I wrote this as a challenge when a friend picked a subject 'Root Beer' (which he was holding at the time) and tried to create a poem. It is more a whimsy than a poem. And yes, the double entendre about the jugs is intentional. There is another one even more suggestive, but most folks don't pick up on it.Chapters: |
| THE OCEAN OUTSIDE MY DOOR | brian s. lancaster | Short Story | Literary Fiction | 19 | 0.61 | Jul 3, 2007 |
Summary:***WINNER OF THE 2007 TNBW OCEAN FLASH COMPETITION***Linda returns to the small sea front hut the family owned and enjoyed when they were children and that she has now inherited. Her plan is to sell the property to help buy herself a new future. But sometimes the future can be found in the past.Chapters: |
