There is something for everyone in this debut collection of nine compelling short stories. With a myriad of universal themes, Shawn Gale demonstrates that he knows a thing or two--or maybe three or four--about the art of storytelling.
Offering a lineup of varied, colourful characters, The Stories That Make Us spans from World War II to the present, from love to hate, and from joy to anguish--and everything in between. In this rare gem of a collection, you feel as if you're living in the skin of its characters. And when the epiphanies come--for...
The Stories That Make Us...
There is something for everyone in this debut collection of nine compelling short stories. With a myriad of univ...
The year is 2014 and Tanner Kurtz finds himself residing at a farm for troubled youth, Halton House, in Washington State. It's run by Brad Conroy, a retired marine and advocate for alternative sentencing. Conroy and his staff work doggedly to help the young men who reside on the farm grow into mature, responsible adults. Instead of exploiting weaknesses, the staff at Halton House have a mandate to foster strengths, choosing to see the possibilities, not the limitations.
On a spring evening (landslide season in the Pacific Northwest), the boys from Halton House finish playing a...
The year is 2014 and Tanner Kurtz finds himself residing at a farm for troubled youth, Halton House, in Washington State. It's run by Brad Conroy, ...