Frog Legs: Short Stories About Life - Paperback
by Holly Thompson (Editor), Wayland Bryant Jackson (Author)
In its short stories about life, FROG LEGS has something for everyone. You'll cheer, tsk-tsk, sigh, search the heavens, ache, think again, remember when..., nod knowingly, and laugh out loud. You'll recognize the ruts you're in, consider your mistakes, hear a confession, long for your chance, reach for a hug, face uncertainty, sing out, applaud, be surprised, and be grateful. You'll be unbelieving and have faith all at once, finding compassion for yourself and others. From a masterful storyteller, this extraordinary book knows what you need before you do, and what better way to grow than with a story that will become a part of you.
Thirty-one wise, heartfelt, and generous slices of American life are served up in fiction and nonfiction, fantasies, a fable, a poem, an ancient text, and a tall tale. The fare includes: a cute peek at children playing "funeral," a child facing and embracing the dark, a boy processing the loss of his mother and meeting God, a student handling harassment and giving his teacher a lesson, a teen scoring a first date and making the connection between sex and love, a young adult reading Tarot cards & still living with his mother, two sports fans acknowledging racial inequality, a young woman who uses social media to counter a dealership's bait-and-switch tactics, an professor of Greek who meets a genie, a young caretaker in a nursing home who finds her gift of song, competitive neighbors undergoing the perils of pride, an ivy league professor-hopeful riding the slippery slope to murder, a pianist's wonderment at a church member's respect for the homeless, a homeowner surviving a monstrous fix-it disaster, a Spirit describing the walls that divide us, a crazy cowboy taking the biggest jump of his life, a steamrolled wife finding her power, a country girl haunted by her family's hard times, an older man who trades places with a younger man to have a one-night stand, a father planning an intervention for his adult children who never get along, a young traveler stopping in to help a congregation challenge the practice of shunning, a sojourner reflecting on the Good Book, a local tavern holding God accountable for what's wrong in the world, and an old man waiting for and speculating about death.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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