Slow Monkeys and Other Stories

Literature & Fiction

Nichols, Jim

Contemporary

Carnegie Mellon Univ Pr

After the death of his parents, Troy Hull left college to take on his family's traditional lobster-fishing life. But after a few good years, he finds himself threatened with the loss of that life, a result of some bad choices and the changing nature of his hometown. Troy's best friend, also a lobster fisherman, has found his own shady methods to deal with a similar situation, and now Troy must decide whether to follow his pal's outlaw path to solvency or let the straight-and-narrow take him from his beloved home forever. Throw in a run-away wife, a wicked city woman, a wild melee where a big-shot TV host and crew get tossed into the chilly harbor, and a drug deal gone bad, and you have Hull Creek: a timely and rowdy story of the Maine coast.

Hull Creek: A Novel of the Maine Coast

United States

Down East Books

Dayton album: Remembering downtown : a stroll down Dayton's sidewalks

History

Americas

Viewpoint Publications

A wonderful book on Dayton history.

Dayton Album

Viewpoint Pubns

A Bible reading schedule and devotional guide to help you read the Bible through. You can do this! Genesis to Maps includes the schedule, a daily devotion from the text of the day, and a brief prayer. At the front are nine tips to help you see this project through and get into daily Bible reading as a regular habit.

From Genesis to Maps: A daily plan and companion to reading through the Bible in a year

Religion & Spirituality

Independently published

At forty, Cal Shaw has seen better days, that's for sure, but it wasn't always like this. He grew up with his brother, Alvin, and his sister Julia, in the small Maine town of Baxter, confident in his own capabilities, especially regarding music. He took his happy life for granted, as lucky children often do. But everything changed when he was ten and his dad died in a freak accident. Soon, trouble, mostly in the form of a violent stepfather, found a home -- his home. As an escape, the Shaw kids turned to music lessons with family friend Uncle Gus, but it turns out no one can escape the violence and grief that rains down on the Shaws.

Blue Summer

Literary

Center Point Pub

A collection of 120 communion meditations suitable also as devotional thoughts and sermon starters

Four Months of Sundays: A collection of 120 communion meditations

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A collection of 125 devotional thoughts for communion, small groups, and personal meditation

Four More Months of Sundays: Another Collection of Meditations

The inhabitants of Baxter, Maine, are going nowhere fast―but not for lack of trying. In this deftly written jewel of a novel, veteran author Jim Nichols strings together the bittersweet stories of several different characters bound together by shared geography and the insular nature of small-town life. There's Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war veteran with a penchant for the local bar and a deep but doomed love for his family. There's eight-year-old Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors, and Tomi Lambert who observes the confusion of the adults around her as they struggle with accepting their fates. With the coastal waters of Maine as a backdrop, Nichols artfully explores the nature of connection―hoped for, missed, lost, and found―in Closer All the Time, that very special novel that delivers quick-moving, compelling storytelling with a lasting emotional wallop. You'll devour it in one sitting, but its characters will linger at the edges of your day like memories of old friends and lovers. Author Monica Wood has given it advance praise, saying: "His men and boys become so real, I feel as if I know what it might have been like to grow up surrounded by brothers. Nichols is one of my favorite writers."

Closer All the Time: A Novel

Islandport Press, Inc.

The inhabitants of Baxter, Maine are going nowhere fast―but not for lack of trying. In this deftly written jewel of a novel, veteran author Jim Nichols explores the bittersweet nature of small-town life through the eyes of several different characters. For instance, there’s Johnny Lunden, a well-meaning war Vet with a penchant for the local bar and a deep but doomed love for his family. There’s eight-year-old Ted Soule, who shares a first kiss with the Ophelia-like Nadia, the daughter of his Russian neighbors, and Tomi Lambert who observes the confusion of the adults around her as they struggle with accepting their fates. Closer All the Time is that very special novel that delivers quick-moving, compelling storytelling with a lasting emotional wallop. You’ll devour it in one sitting, but its characters will stay with you for a lifetime.

Closer All the Time

Islandport Press

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