ShoreLINES is an anthology of short stories and poetry, inspired by the beautiful Lake Cumberland area of Pulaski County, Kentucky, and compiled by the Pulaski Writer’s Alliance.
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Short Story
Eternal not Ephemeral
Blue was horrified. Only parents feed inchoate penguins. She gulped down the last of her fish and then scuttled away. Prestige was one thing but living with a mate who couldn’t mate was another.
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Amal offered a new conjecture. She suggested that the women had involuntary become medical guinea pigs. Weeks before she and her coterie had noticed their state of flowering, Amal had accidentally collided with a pharmacist. That pharmacist was walking through the locked hospital ward, where Amal’s sister was a nurse. Maybe, that drug doc had not meant to dispense medications, but to surreptitiously test a rare gonadotropin.
Mile Marker 88
Trevor and his dad, Jake Jackson are told of a good place to go hunting. But who is hunting what near Mile Marker 88.
The Poet’s Moon
An excerpt from the poem, The Poet’s Moon.
I sit upon the shore bathed in the light of the poet’s moon.
The quiet of the evening is broken by the whispering of the tide.
A zephyr carried upon the waves caresses my cheek as a lovers touch.
I close my eyes and listen to the symphony of the sea.
D. Puck’s Tales
D. Puck’s Tales is a collection of graphic short stories and illustrations by David Puckett. David states that his work speaks for itself and contains no philosophical message save that to entertain its readers. A brief preview is available.
The Broadmoor Affairs
When lawyer-playboy Jeff Robbins and his wife, Victoria, move to an old house in
the posh Chicago suburb of Broadmoor, the last thing Victoria expects is to fall madly in love with her gorgeous contractor, Justin Sebring.
Humpty-Dumpty: A Fractured Tale
Did Humpty fall? Or was he pushed? There are two different versions of this story. One is written in prose and the other in poetry form. You will be able to read them both.
Michael Smith
Michael Smith and his wife Cathy are expecting their first child. On the way to the hospital, traveling a winding country road at night, they encounter a deer in their headlights…
Tales with a Twist & Tales Totally Twisted
Welcome to the twists and turns of my imagination! This book is a collection of eight short stories and eight poems that tell a story. The tales start out with just a light twist and gradually go to the dark side and get totally twisted!
Joshua Pennwrite: Ghost Writer
Joshua Pennwrite is a young man just getting a grip on his own reality. But just when he thought he had his life back in order and all was right with his world, he starts hearing a voice that won’t leave him alone; is he being haunted or has his reality slipped again!