Ezra and Other Stories - Paperback

by Barbara A. Whittington (Author)

Enjoy the romance, suspense, and humor in this collection of short stories. In award winning "Mabel and the Garage Sale," Mabel's house rests in the path of a proposed highway. As Mabel sorts her things to move, she recalls the colorful characters who've passed through her life. The story, "Delphine and Rainelle," poses the question, is a marriage worth saving at all costs?In "Joy Ruth and Minnie Hendrix" the ladies find more than arrangements for a funeral over at Miller's Funeral home. Newlyweds, "Wally and Bun," are set for life as they fly off in a hot air balloon, leaving their friend, Murphy, to figure out where he stands with the girl he left behind many years ago."Eve and Marcus Welby" finds Eve searching for love in college classes given to her by her mother. But, is Eve somehow destined to have only her cats to love?It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're working with turkeys, Stevie writes with his label maker, as he tries to win Macon over as they work together. And, can only the young find the kind of love that makes your pulse race and your palms sweat? "Ezra" offers hope for those who feel they may have missed the love boat.

Author Biography

Barbara A. Whittington, an award winning author, native of Putnam County, West Virginia, currently lives in a small rural town in Ohio. Ezra and Other Stories is Barbara's second published work. Vada Faith, a novel, was her first. Dear Anne: Love Letters from Nam, a short story, is available on Amazon. Her essays have appeared in The Plain Dealer, Charleston Gazette, Christian Science Monitor, and Women's World. Her short story, Mabel and the Garage Sale, was dramatized for National Public Radio by British Broadcasting Corp. and aired world wide. Her short story, Joy Ruth and Minnie Hendrix, appeared in the United Kingdom's Writer Magazine #4.