AMAZING is a collection of short stories, poems, and haiku which showcases the talents of thirty-three writers who live in the high desert of Southern California in an amazing area called the Antelope Valley. It is published by the non-profit writers group, the Antelope Valley Writers Association (AVWA). This is the AVWA's second anthology. It differs from their first, Soaring, in two ways. First, it has an inspirational theme as a tribute to two talented members of the group who passed in 2014, Dave Ostman and Gary Burgess. Secondly, the submissions were open to all writers who reside in the...

SHARING: an Anthology is the third collection of short stories, poems, memoirs, and essays published by the AVWA. This book showcases the talents of thirty writers who live in the high desert of Southern California, an area where the artists are as unique as their native Joshua trees. SHARING has something for everyone: heartfelt poetry; stories that are sad, funny, and inspirational; and some that range from scary to grisly. This 2015 anthology truly reflects the diversity of California's Antelope Valley. The talented authors in this book have worldly backgrounds that span from Mexico to the...