For years, I’ve had short stories included in different anthologies through various groups and most of them were never seen or read. So, I decided to resurrect and republish them in a complete collection. And to my surprise, I got a couple of new stories along the way.
Then, I browsed through a folder of my late husband’s early writings from the 1960s and chose some pieces to share in the Lyrics section of the book.
Yet, it didn’t stop there. One day while I was taking my granddaughter to one of her dance classes, she shared with me some poems she’d been writing. Her depth of insight rather shocked me. She has a unique voice and view. I had to include some of her poems in the collection as well.
There is something for everyone between the pages of Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics. The stories range from gritty dystopian to heartwarming slices of too-human scenarios.
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At the edge of the world, and the center of the heart, you’ll find stories that linger.
Fringes explores dystopian futures where survival is uncertain and hope is fragile. In A Foreign World, The Forgotten, and Yearning for Paradise, humanity is pushed to its limits.
Heartstrings turns toward the warmth of love, resilience, and second chances. Stories such as A Promise Broken – A Promise Kept, She Dances with a Memory, and When Love Isn’t Enough remind us that the human spirit endures.
Lyrics captures life in poetry—moments of longing, faith, and reflection in pieces like Comes the Dawn, Society, and The Blind Man in the Night.
From chilling possibilities to comforting truths, Fringes, Heartstrings & Lyrics is a genre-blending collection of short fiction and poetry that will make you think, feel, and return again and again.