Small moments: Stories (Illinois short fiction)

Literature & Fiction

Packer, Nancy Huddleston

Short Stories & Anthologies

University of Illinois Press

Small Moments: Stories (Illinois Short Fiction)

PACKER

Writing worth reading: A practical guide with handbook : resources for teaching

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

St.Martin's Press

An unusually practical rhetoric and handbook, Writing Worth Reading helps students develop the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills necessary for college-level work while it emphasizes the vital connections among them.

Writing Worth Reading: The Critical Process

Timpane, John

Words, Language & Grammar

Bedford/St.Martin's

Writing Worth Reading: A Practical Guide

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Writing worth reading: A practical guide

Instructor's manual to accompany Writing worth reading: A practical guide

Ten stories deal with the ambiguity of human motivation, two estranged sisters, a reunion of lovers, and unresolved tensions in personal relationships

The Women Who Walk

United States

Louisiana State Univ Pr

In My Father's House : Tales of an Unconformable Man

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

John Daniel & Co

The stories in this collection center on women of a certain age. They are widows, divorcees, the happily married, an artist, a cleaning woman, a professor, the leisurely rich, and the working poor. Whatever their life condition, all the protagonists are decidedly individual. Some are feisty, some shy, some gentle, some ornery, some who know exactly who they are, and some who are seeking to find out. And almost all discover something a little unsettling that changes their sense of themselves, for better or worse. As the characters are different, so are the stories. No two have the same subject, theme, or situation. In "Two's Company,” two women in entirely different social worlds struggle for supremacy. In "Regulars,” a recent widow finds solace in a shocking way. The protagonist in "The Pioneer Women” at last comes to acknowledge and accept her younger self. The collection expresses a mix of humor and sadness. Some of the stories are funny. In "Bridge,” the male protagonist, the only one in the collection, is a widower who throws himself on the mercy of three hotshot women bridge players. In "Night Noises,” a woman finds she has a real knack for inventing a "romantic” life for herself. At the other end of the spectrum, "Dust Catchers” is the story of an alcoholic at the mercy of an elder abuser. Although several stories take place on the East Coast, most are set in Northern California and several at a retirement community. Nancy Packer's writing is strong, concrete, and entertaining. Her stories hit the ground running, develop in a chain of consequences, and move quickly to their satisfying end. Many of these stories have appeared in literary journals including Sewanne Review and North American Review.

Old Ladies: Stories

Literary

Daniel & Daniel Publishers

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