Throwback Thursday! Two Shorts And A Snort

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The first feature in this blog series is going way back to my first attempt at writing a short story.

When I wrote this little book, I had just finished publishing the book of poetry and art from Rick and myself. I had no idea what I wanted to do next, then a short story contest presented itself, and I took advantage of it to try my hand at fiction. While I had written songs that would be considered fiction, I’d never tried writing a story. To my surprise, the book won first place in the contest. That gave me confidence to try more, and the result was to experiment with writing in different genres.

But this is my first attempt. The title of the book came from a dear friend who is a retired schoolteacher from Dallas ISD, Judy Lowe. She is also a children’s book author and we’ve attended numerous conferences and book signings together. At the end of a long day of workshops, she would look at me with a sly smile and say, “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a short snort.” That would always make me giggle, so I included that in the book title, “Two Shorts and a Snort.” The ‘snort’ is a poem.

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“Obsessed” was inspired by and loosely based on a song by the late Charlie Robison, Loving County.

How far will one man go to satisfy an obsession? The price could be his life.

“Maggie” is a Christmas type story about miracles.

Is it possible to pray up a baby? Frank and Mary Pyburn are convinced that is what they’ve done.

And the poem, Friends Instead of Lovers was originally a song I wrote, but aren’t all songs just poems?

Sometimes it’s better to remain friends, instead of giving in to desires and crossing a line.

If you haven’t picked up this book, I hope you’ll do so. At 49 pages, it’s a super quick and fun read! The purchase link is above.

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