There are fourteen new stories in this collection. The characters don’t repeat. Each story is singular and unique. The author has endeavored to portray the characters as people you would meet and know in any typical Southern town.
The Reckoning is about a man who drowned in somewhat questionable circumstances. He was not a nice man! Two individuals could possibly have done this. At the time of the death, they didn’t know each other. Now they have become close friends. And they have discussed the circumstances of his death.
A Rose by Any Other Name is about a brilliant young woman who designs a business plan. To establish this business, she selects a man who is aptly qualified, but he’s also married. She designs a romantic weekend to recruit him and happens to fall in love with him. The wife is there for that holiday trip, but that doesn’t dissuade the sweet, clever Rose from executing her plan.
Somewhere April Is Singing about Fred Arnold, a retired military veteran who locates a high school sweetheart he hasn’t seen in more than thirty years. Her name is April, and he’s been in love with her all those years. They only had a short time together, and he discovers too late that she loved him also.
Pride Goeth Before a Fall portrays Harry Fitzgerald, a man who is handsome, accomplished, and prideful. He’s also a reckless womanizer who mistreats women. When he’s dumped by his wife and asks for an explanation, he’s quoted a verse from the Bible: Proverbs 16:18, “Pride goeth before a fall.”
There are ten more of these stories in this collection, including one of the author’s favorites, written in memory of a childhood friend who was more than courageous: Take A Walk with Sidney.
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