Make Hay While the Sun Shines follows the tradition of the Midwest anthologies with a fun, and often insightful, collection of stories by a wide range of talented authors. Animal stories abound, beginning with “Bird and Dolly,” the tale of a pair of sturdy workhorses, to “Bugsy the Traveling Cat,” about a feline’s unique mode of transportation. With “Switchboard Telephone Operators,” we get a firsthand account of early telephone service in small towns and the rural areas. Containing thirty-four stories by both new and returning authors, this latest volume is sure to have something to please all reading tastes.

Make Hay While the Sun Shines: Fourth in the Series of Stories About Growing Up in and Around Small Towns in the Midwest

Literature & Fiction

Tennant, Jean

United States

Shapato Publishing, LLC

Sowing Wild Oats brings, once again, an assortment of nostalgic, funny and touching stories with this, the fifth installment of the Midwest anthologies. Within these pages you’ll find some familiar names, authors who have shared their memories before, as well as many new contributors. “Social Dancing Class” by David Peterson offers a humorous glimpse into the trials of a first year college student in Minnesota when he learns the class he’d signed up for isn’t going to be quite as cushy as he’d thought; and in “When Memories Become a Treasure,” Joyce Jenkins recalls, with love, the life of Rhonda, her special-needs daughter. Whether you’re in the mood to laugh or shed a tear, there will be something here to feed the soul.

Sowing Wild Oats: Fifth in the Series of Stories About Growing Up In And Around Small Towns In the Midwest

Readers will savor the sixth in a series of anthologies about growing up in the rural Midwest. The stories in Needle in a Haystack recount bits of wistful reflection that are certain to move and amuse. Thirty-two contributors share such memories as tinkering with cars, searching for treasure in junk piles, and the value of hard work. Others write of treasured gifts, train rides, hitch-hiking, mishaps and near-catastrophes. Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa is the setting for three diverse narratives dealing with a range of emotions, from the joy of learning to water ski, to the misery of being homesick while away at camp, to fear during a tornado that ended a vacation.     Though regional in content, the stories within hold universal connections associated with coming of age in simpler times when, though life was often far from easy, family values were the cornerstone of each author’s life.     As always, this volume of the popular series is enhanced by vintage black and white photographs, as well as the sketches of artist LaVonne Hansen.

Needle in a Haystack: Sixth in the Series of Stories About Life ...

Literary

It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity continues, with this seventh volume, the tradition of Shapato Publishing’s yearly “Midwest” stories. In these pages you’ll have the opportunity to read author/director Scott Rubsam’s account of meeting Robert Kennedy during a campaign stop in Worthington, Minnesota; Orville Taylor’s stay in Japan following WWII; as well as new contributor Sam Kaderly’s amusing story about an ornery billy goat on the family farm. Whether you’re in the mood to laugh or shed a tear, there will be something here to feed the soul.

It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity: Seventh in the Series of Stories About Growing Up (The Midwest Anthologies)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Olivia's Birthday Puppy

Children's Books

Animals

Sweet Memories Publishing

Inside these pages you'll find thirty heartwarming, funny and dramatic stories about life in the Midwest, ranging from the days after the Depression to the more recent past. Stories such as "Cyrano the Pig" and "The Great Snowman War of 1952" will have you laughing out loud, while "Stars in the Window" will bring back memories of widespread patriotism and rationing during WWII.

Walking Beans Wasn't Something You Did With Your Dog: Stories Of Growing Up In And Around Small Towns In The Midwest

Shapato Publishing

Course materials for Writers' Seminar & Workshop as presented by Jean Tennant, schedule available at: www.Midwestwriter.com

Jean Tennant's Writers' Seminar & Workshop: Course Materials

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Course materials for Writing Your Life Story Seminar & Workshop as presented by Jean Tennant, schedule available at: www.Midwestwriter.com

Jean Tennant's Writing Your Life Story: Seminar & Workshop Course Materials

Thirty-three heartwarming, funny and dramatic stories about life in the Midwest. The authors' ages range from twleve to eight-seven, yet their words share a universal theme of nostalgia and a love of storytelling. "Outhouse Oscar" tells of a lighthearted prank, "The Zipper" recalls a time of budding romance at the county fair, and "A Harvest of Stones" is a haibun, a unique combination of narrative and haiku. Whatever your reading mood, there's a story here for you.

Knee High by the Fourth of July: More Stories of Growing Up in and Around Small Towns in the Midwest

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Following the popular Midwest series, this third volume features thirty-eight nostalgic stories by authors from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Michigan and more. Containing stories as diverse as "The Singing Silo," about a young girl's entertainment on the farm, to "Journey Through the Valley of Death," which recounts the author's harrowing experience during the blizzard of 1975, there's something here to please, and captivate, every reader.

Amber Waves of Grain: Third in the Series of Stories About Growing Up in and Around Small Towns in the Midwest

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