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Hudson resident Stefanie Wass penned a story, “Coach,” which is featured in the recently released “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad.” Wass lives with her husband and two daughters. As a freelancer, her essays have been published in The Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Christian Science Monitor, Akron Beacon Journal, Akron Life and Leisure, [...]
I actually started this one some time ago, and finally finished it earlier this year. Enjoyable collection of short stories, all in all, and they show the range of writing King is capable of. What I really liked were the little side notes at the beginning (or sometimes at the end) of each story. “Autopsy, [...]
The Book of the Unknown: Tales of the Thirty-Six, by Jonathon Keats. 2010 Sophie Brody award. The title is slightly misleading, for this collection only contains 12 tales, with an allusion to the 36. I wonder if there will be follow-ups. At any rate, this has twelve fables concerning individuals regarded as saints. It’s an [...]
Just After Sunset, by Stephen King. 2009 Alex award. Stephen King’s latest compilation of short stories is a great read. Most of them are horror, and all have horrific elements, but there’s a lot of variety. There’s The Gingerbread Girl and A Very Tight Place, which have no supernatural elements but are probably the freakiest [...]