Following William Ogden Haynes' first successful collection of poetry "Points of Interest" this new book contains fifty poems and five short stories most of which have been previously published in literary magazines. "Uncommon Pursuits" brings his work from disparate journals into a single collection. Each poem and short story shares a tinge of the uncommon, whether it is the topic, the unfolding of the tale or the way it ends. As in his first collection, "Uncommon Pursuits" presents poetry and stories that are accessible to all readers, whether they are seasoned poets or those who have never...

Following the success of his prior two poetry books (Points of Interest, 2012; Uncommon Pursuits, 2013) William Ogden Haynes presents a new volume of poetry. Carvings presents fifty poems about ordinary circumstances as seen from the author's perspective. Each of the poems in this collection is a "carving" of sorts made of a familiar situation, only the poetry carving is done with words instead of some other medium. Just as carvings or artifacts in a museum are meant to elicit a memory, emotion or recognition in the person viewing them, these poems will hopefully produce a similar resonance...

In 2013 the author published Uncommon Pursuits which was a book containing fifty poems and five short stories. The poetry and short stories had all appeared in either print or electronic magazines and the fiction got almost as many positive comments from editors and readers as the poetry. Thus, the present book follows that success focusing exclusively on short fiction. The title of this book, Youthful Indiscretions, suggests that the characters in the short stories are relatively young and indiscreet. Although many people might assume that the indiscretions are sexual in nature, none of the...