WHEN THE LIGHT RETURNED TO MAIN STREET is a collection of stories that explores the meaning of Christmas from different angles and perspectives. From the traditional settings of “Just What They Wanted” and “Crossing Christmas,” and the wonder of “The Helpers” and “The Christmas Angel,” to the folktale imaginings conjured by “When the Light Returned to Main Street,” these stories will challenge you to consider what Christmas means to you, and to answer the question, “From where comes the true light of the season?”

When the Light Returned to Main Street: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate the Season

Literature & Fiction

Hampton, Jeff

Genre Fiction

Jeff Hampton, Writer

When Sam Barnes’ high-flying life in Dallas falls apart, he flees to the coastal town of Port Aransas and fades into the life of a reclusive beach bum. But things start to change when he meets Dave, a young widower working through his own loss; Shelly, owner of the Dream Bean coffee shop; Bo, a crusty old shrimper; and Allie, Bo’s free-spirited daughter. Together they are tested and forced to confront their own issues. In doing so they discover family and community.

Aransas Morning

Literary

The Sequel to Aransas Morning: Life in Port Aransas was looking breezy and bright for Sam and his friends at the Dream Bean coffee shop. Shelly and Dave were talking marriage, Allie and Bo were tightening their family ties, and Sam was welcoming newcomers to town and falling for a new singer at the Sea Garden. But storms are never far away on the Texas Gulf Coast and there would be none more destructive than Hurricane Harvey. Would Sam and his friends survive Harvey's awful fury? And would life in Port Aransas ever be the same again?

Aransas Evening

A collection of short stories that explores the meaning of Christmas from different angles and perspectives.

Local journalist and author Jeff Hampton tells the stories of the wild horses of Corolla…and their protectors. A herd of wild horses has roamed the Currituck Outer Banks for nearly five hundred years. In the last four decades the area has changed dramatically, with a boom in tourism bringing increased visitors and more traffic. A boon to the local economy in many ways, these changes have also led to more dangerous interactions with the herd. A group of locals reacted by creating the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. Learn about the horses and the actions taken to preserve them and help them thrive. Read tales of some of the characters among the herd, including the stallion Star, Amadeo, the blind pony and Raymond the mule.

Corolla's Wild Horses: A History (The History Press)

History

Americas

The History Press

The Snowman Uprising on Hickory Lane

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Tate Publishing

After being asked by the associate pastor of his church to write a weekly blog post, author Jeff Hampton jumped at the opportunity to offer up his thoughts on matters of faith-which he has now done for the past ten years. This act of deliberate writing has forced him to explore what he believes, and to consider whether or not he practices what he preaches. At his wife LeAnn's suggestion, Hampton collected these blog posts into a book. It was then that LeAnn noticed that most of the writings were about community- not "community" as defined by the census bureau and the chamber of commerce, but rather all the different types of community in which we live. That includes family, friends, neighbors, churches, workplaces, towns, states, countries, races, and humankind. At different times we all live and interact in these communities-usually in several simultaneously. Jeff Hampton explores through his weekly personal writings how we all fit into and contribute (or not) to the communities to which we belong.

Together: Thoughts and Stories About Living in Community

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Nurturing Faith

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Books by Hampton, Jeff

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When the Light Returned to Main Street: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate the Season

Aransas Morning

Aransas Evening

When the Light Returned to Main Street: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate the Season

Corolla's Wild Horses: A History (The History Press)

The Snowman Uprising on Hickory Lane

Together: Thoughts and Stories About Living in Community