Stories From The Heart. Vol. 2: From great grape fiascos to wars...wit and wisdom from India, Hungary, South Africa, Poland and the United States - Softcover

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From great grape fiascos to wars...wit and wisdom from India, Hungary, South Africa, Poland and the United States
Footprints Writing Club™

Poignant, funny, tender, frightening, insightful memories narrated in the distinctive voices of Angelenos originally from a range of continents, countries and times, these short stories, mainly memoirs, plus a sprinkling of sheer fantasies, alternately tug at the heart, and make readers laugh out loud.

A SAMPLING OF STORIES FROM THE HEART, VOLUME 2

Jane Madeline's tales of times in an earlier, gentler, United States are utterly charming. Editor's personal favorite: Jane's "Great Grape Fiasco," on page 88.

Andre van Zijl is from another world...South Africa. The opening of his autobiographical novel, which Pawpress is privileged to have in our book, is haunting and lyrical, beginning with the words, "Africa grips me by the throat. Shakes me like a dog with a rat, refusing to let me go."

Eliza Crawford, too, is from another world. You'll find tales of the British India that framed her early years, with stories of snake fairs, thieves, and Gorbachev, to name a few topics -- fun as well as intriguing.

And David Brooks takes us to Demblin-Jrena, Poland, in 1939. The son of a prominent Jewish businessman, he and his family did not flee when the war began, as his father did not believe bad things would happen to them. You can hear the droning of planes and explosions as he describes what happened when Germany invaded their town, home to much of Poland's military, and ache as you think of what will be coming next.

Sophie Chudacoff moves us from the Orient Express to musings on being age 94 here in the U.S.

And Howard Westley, a man of many talents, writes with his own brand of wit about flying glider planes during WWII, "Bees and Other Pets," and being a musician. He also pens a touching piece about losing his father.

Earl Boretz, who wrote moving stories and spun a number of "tails" in the first volume of Stories from the Heart, concocted several more episodes in the lives of the wacky relatives of his cat, Mo, short for Mozart.

A NOTE FROM COACH INA

We hope these stories inspire the writer in you! If you're contemplating writing your own memoirs, you'll find helpful examples of different styles, organization/structure, and content. And writers of fiction can read — and try — Ina's Weird Prompts(TM) in each book. They do exercise writing muscles, freeing writers up to write more creatively, no matter in what genre.

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