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Teacakes and Afternoon Tales

New Stories from Mississippi

GCWA's 2008 Anthology

Contributors include:

Ruth White ▪ Darlin’ Neal ▪ M. L. McCann ▪ Richelle Putnam ▪ Diane Miller ▪  Gary Hoffman

Gwendolyn-Joyce Mintz ▪ Wayne Scheer ▪ Rebecca Chaney ▪ Dixon Hearne ▪ Cheré Coen

Betty Beamguard ▪ Carl Wayne Hardeman ▪ Philip L. Levin ▪ Elva Avara ▪ Bob Strother

David J. Holcombe ▪ Brennan Harvey ▪ Dahris H. Clair ▪ Lottie Boggan ▪ Belle Rollins

Shannon Rule Bardwell ▪ Anne McKee ▪ Victoria Hobbs Olsen ▪ Ross Gresham

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Elva

Avara

of Sun and Shadowed Places

A collection of poems, essays, short stories and lyrics

 

By Elva Avara

 

  Elva Ware Avara is Mississippi’s Poetry Society’s Poet of the Year.  A musician as well as a poet, Avara has composed hymns and anthems used in her church, Dantzler Memorial United Methodist, including a commemorative piece marking Dantzler’s 150th anniversary.  Read more...

Betty Wilson Beamguard

How Many Angels Does It Take:

The remarkable life of Heather Rose Brooks

By Betty Wilson Beamguard

          How Many Angels Does It Take is the story of two extraordinary women, Heather Rose Brooks and her mother, Dr. Janice Strang, plus the people who have helped them throughout Heather's life. Heather is known for her delightful laugh and, more recently, for driving a horse-drawn carriage with her feet.  Read more...

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Rosalyn

Becker

Silence Speaks to Me

By Rosalyn Becker

 

          Becker's poetry in Silence Speaks to Me  touches upon the mystical aspects of nature, humanity, and relationships. Her insights create a sense of peace, and a union between all beings.  Read more...

 Nancy

Beeler

Mama, Are You Listening?

A Novel-in-Stories

By Nancy Beeler

A Little Girl – A Small Tennessee Town -- A Host of Colorful Characters

Weave the Words of Carolyn Connelly’s Life Story    Read more...

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Dale

Bellard

The Cajun Bomber's Knock Out Cookbook

- Boxing to Beignets -

By Victoria Hobbs Olsen and Dale Bellard Sr.

          The life story of an undefeated boxer, Dale Bellard, told in anecdotal short stories beginning in the cotton fields of Louisiana. Many simple tried-and-true Cajun recipes are sprinkled among the boxer's international tales of boxing. Read more...

Jerusha

Bosarge

Inventing Ott:

The Legacy of Arthur C. Guyton

By Jerusha Bosarge

Arthur C. “Ott” Guyton was a home town hero and a great man of science.  Known as the Father of Modern Cardiovascular Physiology, Dr. Guyton influenced countless medical students directly through his teaching at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and as sole author of the best-selling medical textbook of all time.   Many of Dr. Guyton’s peers remember him saying, “If you need it, and it doesn’t exist, invent it.”  Read more...

Melissa

Carrigee

Adventures in Home Building

By Melissa Carrigee

          If you’re a woman facing the prospect of building a home, you’re probably dealing with lots of questions and choices. It’s easy to be overwhelmed, but not necessary! Drawing on her experiences in home construction, author Melissa Carrigee helps you easily navigate through the process with Adventures in Home Building: Written From a Woman’s Point of View.  Read more...

D. H.

Clair

The House on Slocum Road

By D. H. Clair

          As through the lens of a camera, she saw him at the edge of the driveway, his basket laden with newspapers. He’d stopped to resettle them. Then, satisfied, he’d stepped on the pedal of his bike and pushed off into the road. A red sports car rounded the corner, careering down the empty street. Lottie tried to scream a warning...    Read more...

Charles

Cooper

The Riddle of Common Sense

By Charles Cooper

          The Riddle of Common Sense, CB Cooper’s debut political satire reveals a prophetic view of an ideal communist society, where plenty and equality drive apathy and laziness.  Libertarian ideals are reinforced throughout the story by displaying the folly of their authoritarian counterparts.  The ideology of the book is masked inside a slapstick science fiction adventure with clumsy invading aliens and oblivious humans.  Read more...

The

Druthers Sisters

The Book of Druthers

By The Druthers Sisters

Linda Ross Aldy, Annetta Jean Allred, Ann Homer Cook, Beverly Keaton Smith, and Catherine Hamilton Stroud

When given your "druthers," the choices you make can illuminate, enlighten, amuse, and definitely entertain! A unique way to deepen your relationship with yourself, friends, and family!  Read more...

Katrina

Estes-Hill

My Imagination

By Katrina Estes-Hill

          Author Katrina Estes-Hill takes us on a young girl's imaginary journey into the outside world. With her jump rope in hand, she creates a friendly water snake named Einstein and takes a fascinating ride on a unicorn named Dawn. Using only her imagination, we watch how a child can fill an entire afternoon with fun and laughter. Read more...

Brenda Brown

Finnegan

Missing Persons  A Collection of Poetry

By Brenda Brown Finnegan

Published by the Mississippi Poetry Society, Inc., Jackson MS

Sorry, Out of Print

John

Freeman

In the Place of Singing

A Collection of Poetry By John Freeman

          This is an outstanding work, beautifully crafted, unified, and powerful.  In the first part, beginning with the plainest of Mississippi settings, the poet tests his memory to explore his roots and the relationships between past and present - not in the outworn confessional mode, focused on a solipsistic self, but as a means of discovery of what goes beyond, and was before, and will be after, the self, in order to move, gradually, toward a recognizable and whole inner being.

Dana Rose

Glore-Gray

Urevia

Crown of Divinity

By Dana Rose Glore-Gray

          The name Urevia means "One with God" or "One with the Divine."  Urevia is one path out of many spiritual paths.  It is not a religion or a cult. Urevia is meant to be used as a tool to enhance the quality of life. Read more...

Gary D.

Harrington

A Time of Innocence, A Time of Confidences

By Gary D. Harrington

          The 60’s: “This is the story of a time in American history when we as a people divided not only among ourselves but within our­selves. It is the story of a young man’s experience in that time and of the battles he fought on the streets of America and on the battlefields of Vietnam.”  G. D. Harrington  Read more...

Dixon

Hearne

Touchstones and Threads of Change

Stories · Poems · Memoir

By Dixon Hearne

Meet Loretta Whitehawk, the first young maiden invited into her tribe's inner circle.  Meet a feisty elderly survivor of Katrina, a "walkin' preacher," and a host of southern voices brought to life in these pages, a cast of strong, determined characters who choose to shape their own destinies, speak their minds.  Read more...

Robyn

Jackson

Lakota Moon

By Robyn Jackson

As the hot sun beat down on her head and she takes one plodding step after another, all Mary Eliza McElroy can see is the monotonous brown hills of the Wyoming plains and the dusty, serpentine ruts of the Oregon Trail. She wonders if this journey to a new life will ever end.  Read More...

Wilma

Knox

The Biloxi Traveler

By Wilma Knox

          ACROSS THE SEAS...   The twists and turns that outside forces and personal choices produce propel this adventure from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Atlantic. Young veterinarian, Kerry Allen, grapples with the effects of her lover, Sheriff Frank Borth, taking an irresistible assignment before their wedding. Read more...

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Deborah

LeBlanc

Family Inheritance

By Deborah LeBlanc

"Out of Louisiana folklore and a braided tale of diverse characters, Deborah LeBlanc forges an engaging, atmospheric mystery....Chilling and lyrical, this novel will make readers re-examine what's really behind life's twists and turns, and inspire them to read it again."
--Katherine Ramsland, bestselling author of PIERCING THE DARKNESS and GHOST

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L. L.

Lee

The Sisters: Lost in Brooklyn

By L. L. Lee

          A hilarious comedy about four sisters from Louisiana who are involved in a stolen diamond caper in New York City.  Read more...

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Philip

Levin

Inheritance

By Philip Levin

          Tricia Tracy anticipates receiving a multimillion dollar Inheritance on her twenty-fifth birthday in four months.  She may not live that long. 

          In her Corpus Christi newspaper column, Tracy’s Tidbits, she accuses Lupe Garcia of murdering his wife.  He stalks her and attacks her, her life saved by Bill, a mysterious sailor.  Tricia falls madly in love with Bill, and breaks up with her boyfriend, Mel, a police detective.  Read more...

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Teresa

Lynn

To Dismiss With Prejudice

By Teresa Lynn

           Eugenie Escousse is a thirty-nine year old married career woman and her biological clock is ticking. For the past year she has undergone monthly donor inseminations, fertility medications, lab tests, and surgery -- all with negative pregnancy results. Read more...

Thomas

Lynn

Over the Transom

Confessions of a Wannabe Writer

By Thomas Lynn

          Readers will find this to be an ideal book for all poets and writers, whether beginner or pro. It is fun from cover to cover and instructive as well as entertaining. It delves into common problems such as computer glitches, power failures, deadlines, writer's block, posthumous interviews, peer relationships and language perils.  Read more...

Celine Rose

Marriotti

Olivia MacCallister, Who Are You?

By Celine Rose Mariotti

 

           When the story begins, Noel and Bobby have just come to visit their Uncle Eb who lives in Maine.  They had never met him before but through their correspondence, the two children knew they loved their Uncle.  Read more...

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Ouida J.

Matturri

Dear Jon

By Ouida J. Matturri

          Dear Jon is the story of a southern woman who lived a simple life until her husband found greener pastures after their only child went away to college. No female in her family had ever worked outside of their own home. No one in her family had ever been divorced. Forced now to rely on early childhood experiences and lessons learned from her father and grandmother, Jon is thrown into one disaster and rescue after another as she tries to get her life back together.  Read more...

Barr

McClellan

Blood, Money & Power

How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K..

By Barr McClellan

          The J.F.K. assassination shocked the world and changed history. Now after forty years of silence, the secret conspiracy is finally revealed in the new book that all America is talking about…  Read more...

Marilyn M.

Meilleur

Wilderness Glow

By Marilyn M. Meilleur

          The story takes place in the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee around the turn of the century 1799.  Two little boys ages 7 and 9 are sent to get a Christmas tree, but unknown to them there is a  special Faerie in the wilderness guarding her tree and the entire forest.  Read more...

 

Terry

Miles

A Catnip Christmas

By Terry I. Miles

          In Moriah County, Mississippi on Christmas Eve 2001, the Moriah County Patrol Boat operated by Deputy Cecil Watson and a crew of three believe they have cornered the suspected smugglers dubbed "The Christmas Jewels."  Their burglary consisted of transferring from Russia five million dollars, which supposedly has been traced to Serene Cove, located in Moriah County.  After the Patrol Boat explodes and the thieves escape, another unfortunate accident happens.  Read more...

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Diane

 Miller

Onesie Delilah

By Diane Miller

          Onesie Delilah is Lilah McAfee’s story, from her birth in 1926 in an Alabama mill town through three-quarters of a century, against the backdrop of family and community expectations in a Southland undergoing dramatic social and economic changes.   Read more...

Alexander

 Molnar

Blood Cheaper Than Oil 

By Alexander Molnar, Jr.

Noting certain irregularities, a US Congressional Committee investigates the oil industry for abusive business methods and price manipulation. But just hours before an oil company CEO could testify and reveal a seventy-year-old secret, he is brutally murdered along with his entire family. With this, “The Circle” thought their big secret -- the one they’ve been fiercely protecting all these years -- is safe.

Or so they thought.  Read more...

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Sue

Monkress

The Adventures of Will Walker

A Marco Polo journey

By Sue Monkress

          Join Will, his Father and crazy Uncle on their exciting journey, recreating the travels of Marco Polo six centuries earlier! Dangerous sea crossings and desert adventures keep Will and an awesome new friend constantly wondering: "What’s around the next corner?? …!!!!" Read more...

Sarah

 Newsom

Starvin Marvin

By Sarah Newsom & Cheryl Grubbs

 

          A humorous book about the relationship between a man and wife as they cope with his prostrate cancer.  Read more...

Victoria Hobbs

Olsen

Carnival Stories
 A Mississippi Tale of Healing, Faith, and Enlightenment.
 By Victoria Hobbs Olsen

          As we grow older, we often find that experiences of our youth--experiences perhaps brushed aside as inconsequential, or as singular events holding no bearing on our seemingly limitless future--actually prove to be turning points in our lives.
         The lessons Julia learns over the course of her her brief encounters with the mysterious Jonathan become increasingly valuable over the years, as her life progresses.   Read more..

Lee Green

Pope

The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princesses

or The Mystery of the Worn-Out Slippers

By Lee Green Pope

          The Twelve Outrageous Dancing Princesses started out as a play and was produced at the Biloxi Little Theatre, Gulfport Little Theatre and the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Over 200 young people performed in the separate casts. The audiences for all these performances amounted to several thousand young people, parents, relatives, and friends. Read more...

Shannon

Rulé

Original Sin

The Seven Deadlies Come Home to Roost

Including a story by Shannon Rulé Bardwell

 

          "Original Sin- The Seven Deadlies Come Home to Roost" is a collection of short stories for each of the seven deadly sins. Each sin is depicted by an original work of art chosen for the book. The story "Henry and the Naked Ladies" was contributed by Shannon Rule', GCWA member.  Read more...

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Ruth

Sanders

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled:

This Too Shall Pass

By Ruth Sanders

          This is a must read book for government employees, former government employees, active duty personnel, retired military, and every tax-paying citizens.  Read more...

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Sylvia Smith

Skrmetta

Giovanna: Angels in Hell

By Sylvia Smith Skrmetta

 

          From the dungeons of a castle in Naples to the Italian Alps and the American occupation of Florence, "Giovanna: Angels in Hell" tells the remarkable true story of a Jewish-Italian girl who grows into a young woman during the tumultuous years of World War II.  Read more...

Elaine

Stevens

Chameleon, hanging by my tale

By Edward Lawrence Fassel

edited & with a forward by Elaine Stevens

          Ed reveals many colors of his chameleon-like nature in chapters introduced by his own poetry.  It is a beautiful autobiography, overflowing with anecdotes and revelations.  Read more...   

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Ayleene

Thompson

Dead Cats, Potato Soup & a Naked Man

By Ayleene Thompson

          Characters in this selection of short stories range from jilted brides, cheating husbands, a homosexual young man and an old woman cooking her last holiday dinner. Then there is Toad, the mentally challenged boy who knows a thing or two about getting on with life.  Read more...

Tommie

Thompson

A Taste of Freedom

A story of the forgotten slave soldiers of the Civil War.

By Tommie Thompson

          At the start of America’s Civil War, southern slaves were faced with a monumental decision. A TASTE OF FREEDOM tells the remarkable story of loyal, well treated slaves who fought for the South and the life they knew, rather than leave their beloved plantation homes to seek the freedom promised by the Northern invaders.  Read more...

Jay

Waitkus

In the Depths of Shadows

By Jay Waitkus

          Jay Waitkus' study of evil is everything a topnotch crime thriller is supposed to be: engrossing, gritty, and smart. Intriguing characters, high-stakes conflict, and plenty of duplicity provide the fuel for the story -- and will keep readers turning pages at a breakneck pace!  Read more...

Melody

Worsham

Guide To A Good Dog

What Every Responsible Dog Owner Wants to Know

By Melody Worsham

          Got a dog?  Thinking about getting a dog?  This book is a guide to understanding why dogs do the things they do.  With understanding, we can change or prevent undesirable behavior. Read more...

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