Small Town Stories Combo: Front Porch Tales & Rocking Chair Tales

If your idea of the good old days is a time when neighbors were neighborly, children played on tire swings instead of playing video games, and life was altogether simpler, this delightful combo is for you!

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Front Porch Tales

Discover the honesty, humor, depth, and wisdom of the front porch in this inspirational masterpiece of soulful small-town stories, which has garnered widespread acclaim for Quaker writer Philip Gulley. Reminiscent of the stories of Jan Karon and Garrison Keillor, this collection of real-life tales grew out of essays Gulley wrote for the newsletter of the Quaker church he pastored in Indiana. Graced with a gentle style and deft simplicity, these stories powerfully conjure the little truths of everyday life.

Philip Gulley is gifted with the rare ability to convey the extraordinary moments and insights of ordinary people. Join thousands of satisfied readers on the front porch of this consummate American storyteller.

174 pages.

Rocking Chair Tales

"Let me tell you a story." What sentence draws us in with more magnetism? In his book, Rocking Chair Tales, author John William Smith seeks to draw in readers with a collection of short stories intended to light up the imagination and spark conversation. Stories short enough to be read aloud will cause the reader to recall fond memories and perhaps share his or her own stories.

Smith's tales, mostly drawn from his childhood, are true, yet they serve as parables because "they give truth flavor by attaching names, faces, and geographical locations to abstract notions and emotional realities." His recollections serve as a powerful tool to recapture those magical moments which lay hidden within our cluttered lives.This beautiful book is chalk full of charming stories and gorgeous sepia photographs and nostalgic images that are sure to bring back memories of simpler times.

224 pages.