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by Duane SimolkePublish: Dec 13, 2007Series: Acorn, TexasLiterary Fiction Humor

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The Sky Is Always Falling in This West Texas Town!These tales explore the humor, drama, secrets, and scandals of a small town.From romantic comedy to razor-sharp satire to moments of quiet reflection, Duane Simolke’s award-winning tales transform a fictional West Texas town into a tapestry of human experiences.˃˃˃ The Individu... al Stories:“Acorn”: When we arrive at the fictional West Texas town of Acorn, the narrative keeps shifting between Regina and Dirk, who both seek control over their relationship. “Flip, Turn”: A different scene from the narrator's amusing but unproductive life comes to him every time he turns to swim in the opposite direction. “Keeping A Secret”: A little boy wants to shield his mother and his little brother from a dangerous situation. “Survival”: A young high school teacher, deaf and gay, clashes with a popular football coach. “Paying The Rent”: In this politically incorrect tale, an inarticulate young man hopes to marry a rich woman so he can pay the rent, but he finds her repulsive. “Morgana Le Fay”: A widow finds her new romance disrupted by her Siamese cat's strange behavior. “Your Daughter”: Gretchen's approach to raising a daughter and maintaining a marriage requires ignoring problems and carefully orchestrating conversations. “Knock”: A father sees his daughter abandon her Mexican heritage, and he now fears other types of abandonment. “Come With Me”: The conflicting influence of her overbearing sister and her supportive husband forces Becky to re-evaluate her ambitions. “Dead Enough”: Farcical look at English departments, tabloid TV, the publishing industry, and America's superstar culture. “Mae”: Standing by her husband's grave, an elderly woman looks back at the joys and challenges of marriage and motherhood. “Timothy Fast”: In this satirical retelling of the Faustian myth, a Jewish businessman finds himself pulled into small-town politics. “Mirrors: A Blackmail Letter”: The owner of an art gallery becomes the target of a “family values” witch-hunt, spear-headed by Acorn's closeted (and supposedly “ex-gay”) mayor. “Echoes”: A time of unexpected changes for Becky and her husband. “Oak”: Julie Briggs can only talk to her mother by leaving messages on her answering machine, but she refuses to give up her voice. “Acorn Pie”: An unusual weekend in the life of an unusual town. ˃˃˃ Rave Reviews!“A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” -Kirkus Reviews“The ability to depict such a wide cross section of humanity, including details of each character’s breadth of knowledge and experience, takes a talented, insightful author, and Duane Simolke is such a writer.” -E. Conley, Betty’s Books “There are people that you like, some that you can't wait to see if they get theirs.” -Joe Wright, StoneWall Society “When you finish, when you put the book aside, Acorn will still be with you.” -E. Carter Jones, author of Absence of Faith˃˃˃ Award-Winning!Like Simolke’s books Degranon and Holding Me Together, The Acorn Stories received a StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Award.˃˃˃ Read More!Simolke returned to Acorn by editing and contributing to the spinoff The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.Scroll up and grab a copy today of this light-hearted and unusual collection! read more

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The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer
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The Acorn Stories (Acorn, Texas Book 1)
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The Acorn Stories (Acorn, Texas Book 1)by Duane SimolkePublish: Dec 13, 2007Series: Acorn, TexasLiterary Fiction Humor
Duane Simolke
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Literary Fiction LGBT Science Fiction General Nonfiction

BIOGRAPHY
I wrote The Acorn Stories, Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure, Sons of Taldra: A Science Fiction Adventure, Holding Me Together, and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. I also edited and co-wrote the spin-off The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

Three of my books have received StoneWall Soci... ety Pride in the Arts Awards, and one received an AllBooks Reviewers Choice Award.

I love books, movies, and TV shows, especially with gay and/or scifi elements. I also love rock and dance music, 1970s-the present (and some 1960s).

Writing published in nightFire, Mesquite, Caprock Sun, Midwest Poetry Review, International Journal on World Peace, and many other publications.

The Acorn Gathering News & Reviews http://tagreviews.blogspot.com/

I tweet and retweet about books, movies, etc., often trading follows and retweets with other twitter users.

https://twitter.com/DuaneSimolke
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My name is pronounced "Dwain Smoky." read more

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Book Detail
Title The Acorn Stories (Acorn, Texas Book 1)
Series Acorn, Texas
Author Duane Simolke
ASIN B0011E5LZ8
Publish Date 13, Dec 2007
Language English
Page Count 172
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