Front Porch Stories

Author : Philip Gulley
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780061744068

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Front Porch Tales by Philip Gulley Pdf

“Part Mark Twain, part Garrison Keillor, Philip Gulley is a breath of fresh air in an over-sophisticated and often jaded world.” —Gloria Gaither, singer and songwriter Master storyteller Philip Gulley shares tender and hilarious real-life moments that capture the important truths of everyday life. When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the twelve members of his Quaker meeting in Indiana, he had no idea one of them would find its way to radio commentator Paul Harvey Jr. and be read on the air to twenty-four million people. Fourteen books later, with more than a million books in print, Gulley still entertains as well as inspires from his small-town front porch. “Perhaps more things were resolved on America’s front porches than in any other place, and yet so few are being used today. With this delightful collection of stories, told in a warm and easy style, Philip Gulley invites us to sit again on the front porch—a place of hearth, home, and folks we’ve known.” —Gary Smalley, bestselling author and family relationship expert “The tales Philip Gulley unveils are tender and humorous . . . filled with sudden, unexpected, lump-in-the-throat poignancy.” —Paul Harvey, Jr., American radio broadcaster

Author : Eleanora E. Tate
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0785725792

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Front Porch Stories by Eleanora E. Tate Pdf

Twelve-year-old Margie and her younger cousin forget their boredom when Margie's father entertains them with stories about people and events in their small Missouri town's past.

Author : Ella Kathryn Hendry
Publisher : Tabby House Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1881539237

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Front Porch Stories by Ella Kathryn Hendry Pdf

Author : Patricia McKissack
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307559173

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Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack Pdf

Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm. From the author's note that takes us back to McKissack's own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch... to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows... to the ten entertaining tales themselves, here is a worthy successor to McKissack's The Dark Thirty. In "The Best Lie Ever Told," meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar's contest. In "Aunt Gran and the Outlaws," watch a little old lady slickster outsmart Frank and Jesse James. And in "Cake Norris Lives On," come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times!

Author : Roy E. Slezak
Publisher : America Star Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1630008443

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Rocking Chair Memories and Front Porch Stories by Roy E. Slezak Pdf

A touching and funny memoir of a young boy growing up in New Jersey, and his journey through adulthood.

Author : Wanda E Brunstetter,Jean Brunstetter,Richelle Brunstetter
Publisher : Thorndike Press Large Print
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1432875108

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Amish Front Porch Stories by Wanda E Brunstetter,Jean Brunstetter,Richelle Brunstetter Pdf

Come and sit awhile as you enjoy 18 fictional short stories of love, joy, and the peace found in Amish country. Amish Country is known for an atmosphere of peace and quiet, perfect for front-porch sitting with a good book. Join New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, as they share 18 heartwarming stories from Amish Country. These fictional short stories include journeys we can all relate to as we seek how to live led by love, joy, peace, patience, and other Fruits of the Spirit. Meet Anna, who struggles to show love to a cantankerous neighbor; Laura, who endures infertility; Nora, whose pride threatens to consume her life; and other women who walk in their faith each day.

Author : Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781588382191

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Alabama, One Big Front Porch by Kathryn Tucker Windham Pdf

"Many of Alabama's finest stories used to begin with a reference to 'the night the stars fell,' and even now there is an inclination among some residents to divide local history into two segments: before the stars fell and after the stars fell. That would make November 13, 1833, the dividing line. "Thousands of Alabamians, thinking the end of the world was at hand when they saw the heavenly spectacle, fell to their knees to plead for mercy and forgiveness. Others promised eternal renunciation of sin (card playing, dancing, whiskey drinking, cursing, and associated vices) if they were spared whatever catastrophes were in the offing. Still others jumped upon horses and tried to outrace the fearful menace they believed was pursuing them.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 145160453X

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Porch Stories by Jewell Parker Rhodes Pdf

Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction Jewell Parker Rhodes is a master of her craft, under-standing how both real and imagined stories can serve as a pathway to enlightenment. Porch Stories is Rhodes's tribute to her beloved grandmother, a real account of the love she received and the lessons she learned. Jewell Parker Rhodes was left in the care of her father and his mother when her own mother abandoned the family. Grandmother Ernestine's house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was home to four other grandchildren as well. And while its crumbling bricks, lack of air-conditioning, and neighborhood rodents meant that life was anything but easy, the family house was filled with love. Everyone on their street knew and loved Grandmother Ernestine; men would tip their hats and children would rush up for a hug any time she was outside. No one loved Grandmother Ernestine more than Jewell, who would pass up a movie with her cousins to sit outside on Ernestine's front stoop and listen to her stories and her words of comfort. Jewell would later move out West to live with her mother and father as they reattempted marriage. But that was a short-lived experience. Before long, she was back in the loving arms of her grandmother, whose wisdom and warmth gave all of her children the tools to overcome the ordinary and extraordinary challenges life brings. Porch Stories, described by Rhodes as "an intergenerational love song," is a loving tribute that is at once candid, courageous, and reverent -- a literary portrait of family love that readers from all walks of life can see in themselves.

Author : Tomie DePaola
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0399247548

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Tomie DePaola's Front Porch Tales & North Country Whoppers by Tomie DePaola Pdf

A collection of folk tales, original stories, and jokes reflecting the regional humor of northern New England.

Author : Raymond L. Atkins
Publisher : Medallion Press, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Georgia
ISBN : 1933836385

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The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins Pdf

What do a trigger-happy bootlegger with pancreatic cancer, an alcoholic helicopter pilot who is afraid to fly, and a dead guy with his feet in a camp stove have in common? What are the similarities between a fire department that cannot put out fires, a policeman who has a historic cabin fall on him from out of the sky, and an entire family dedicated to a variety of deceased authors? Where can you find a war hero named Termite with a long knife stuck in his liver, a cook named Hoghead who makes the world's worst coffee, and a supervisor named Pillsbury who nearly gets hung by his employees? Sequoyah, Georgia is the answer to all three questions. They arise from the relationship between A. J. Longstreet and his best friend since childhood, Eugene Purdue. After a parting of ways due to Eugene's inability to accept the constraints of adulthood, he reenters A.J.'s life with terminal cancer and the dilemma of executing a mercy killing when the time arrives. Take this gripping journey to Sequoyah, Georgia and witness A.J.'s battle with mortality, euthanasia, and his adventure back to the past and people who made him what he is - and helps him make the decision that will alter his life forever.

Author : Richard Chizmar
Publisher : Cemetery Dance Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1587678829

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The Girl on the Porch by Richard Chizmar Pdf

When the Tuckers' next door neighbor mentions someone rang their doorbell late the previous night, Sarah and Kenny Tucker check their home's security camera and discover something shocking: the doorbell ringer also visited their house... and it was a terrified young woman with a shackle hanging from her right wrist.

Author : Roger L Guffey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1649902611

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Stories from the Porch by Roger L Guffey Pdf

The front porch is an integral component of Appalachian homes and the culture of the people who live there. 'Come on up and sit awhile' is an invitation to friends and strangers alike to join the host on the porch where a screen door separates the privacy of the home and the public square. Porches were the antecedents to today's social media. Impersonal cell phone screens have supplanted the friendly rocking chairs and swings where people shared their stories.Women broke beans and peeled apples, men swapped idle chatter while whittling cedar sticks, children read comic books and fairy tales, and dogs basked in the sunlight. People remembered times long past, courted romantic partners, and mourned the passing of friends and family. Traditions were passed between generations on the porch where the problems of the day evaporated in the cool twilight amidst the sirenic calls of whip-poor-wills and screech owls. Stories from the Porch is a collection of narratives that a visitor might hear while enjoying a slice of apple pie and a cold glass of lemonade or a cup of coffee from a stovetop percolator.

Author : Caroline Gordon
Publisher : J.S. Sanders Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993-05-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781461733928

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The Women on the Porch by Caroline Gordon Pdf

One of the most remarkable novels every written by an American woman about women. First published in 1943, the story follows a woman's flight from Manhattan and her unfaithful husband to her rural ancestral home. Southern Classics Series.

Author : Charlie Hailey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226769950

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The Porch by Charlie Hailey Pdf

"There is something spooky and resonant about liminal places like docks, shorelines, decks, and perhaps most commonly porches. Here, Charlie Hailey meditates on porches in a way that is appropriately thoughtful, affecting, rich, and resonant. Porches, in his hands, become portals onto an endless array of large metaphysical questions: what is it to be in a place? How does one place teach us about the world and about ourselves, both as individuals and as a species? What are we-and the things we have built-in this world? In a time when questions of what makes society society and what sustains the individual are so paramount, Hailey's meditations are both a tonic and a series of welcome provocations"--

Author : Philip Gulley
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780061749650

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Porch Talk by Philip Gulley Pdf

Evoking a time when life revolved around the front porch, where friends gathered, stories were told, and small moments took on larger meaning, in today’s hurry-up world, Philip Gulley’s essays remind us of the world we once shared—and can share again. When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the members of his Quaker meeting in Indiana, he had no idea one of the essays would find its way to radio commentator Paul Harvey Jr. and be read on the air to 24 million people. Fourteen books later, with more than one million copies in print, Gulley still entertains as well as inspires from his small-town front porch.