Known as the area "within the magic circle," the Western town of Woodlake, along with its surrounding valley, is rich in both natural resources and hardworking citizens who are proud of their heritage. Most Tulare County towns sprang up along the Southern Pacific Railroad. Woodlake, designed as a tourist town, drew together farming communities, consisting of people too busy raising fruit and cattle to create a town. Starting with Thomas Henry Davis in 1853, settlers established farms and ranches, which attracted Los Angeles millionaire Gilbert Stevenson when he arrived in 1907. Approved by the Tulare County Board of Supervisors on October 3, 1911, the world-class tourist town named Woodlake grew from Stevenson's imagination into reality. Led by the strong sales personality of its founder, Woodlake grew quickly, yet it remained a Western town, retaining reference points to the early communities that visitors would not find on signs. Visitors to Woodlake today will find Woodlakeans still doing what attracted Gilbert Stevenson: raising cattle and growing citrus within protection of the Sierra Nevada and foothills.

Woodlake (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Ingrao, Marsha

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Woodlake

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

To chat is to talk in an informal and familiar manner or have online discussions in a chat room. Story Chat is comprised of a diverse set of original short stories published on the AlwaysWrite.blog. Stories include tales of prisoners who trained service dogs, neighborhood vigilantes, lives saved in the nick of time, mistaken surgeries and identities, practical jokes, odd jobs, healing from old emotional wounds, and much more. A small sampling of the comments has been included to add ambiance to the book club-type experience. More than a typical blog challenge that many bloggers enjoy, Story Chat is a unique online writing program. Twelve authors per year submit their short stories for publication on AlwaysWrite.blog for a community of bloggers to read and analyze together. Much like other forms of social media, a typical blog visitor will spend one minute or less reading another blogger's posts and might leave a comment like "Great story." Story Chat participants came back several times to read comments, reread the story and respond to each other. They shared vulnerable personal experiences and compared the author's short story to famous stories, movies, and television series. They argued with each other about obscure meanings, what should have happened, and advice, and finally gave praise to the brave authors. &#65279;Most full-length books have not been discussed in such depth. These are those stories.

Story Chat Online Literary Conversations: Series of Short Stories And Ruminations

Literature & Fiction

Erotica

Franklin Pub

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