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The Call of the Christmas Pecan Tree
“Do you know what street the Piggly Wiggly is on?” The woman stood there with a
less than grateful look on her face. This stockpile was the only one in town ...
less than grateful look on her face. This stockpile was the only one in town ...
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Edna Stewart
4 books4 followersI write because, I want all human beings to discover their true self and path in life. These are my deepest thoughts and my own expressions. Writing and the arts truly makes the world go around. Love of self and love of others last forever. I vowed to paint my own canvas in life.
Author Edna Stewart is a Published/ freelancer, songwriter, author and artist. She attended the Harriette Austin's Writers Conference, 2008 and 2011 University of Georgia. Author Edna Stewart is a lifelong learner.
Author Edna Stewart is a Published/ freelancer, songwriter, author and artist. She attended the Harriette Austin's Writers Conference, 2008 and 2011 University of Georgia. Author Edna Stewart is a lifelong learner.
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May 21, 2012
This book was written by a woman who sustained a traumatic brain injury after a car accident in 1999. How could one be so brave to sit down and write a book, even though it's only 32 pages that flows like poetry and reminds a person of poetry, evidently there is something there. Even though it jumps from place to place, topic to topic, and from person to person in this book about the colorful characters of the tree and town busy body, Mrs, Johnson and her friends, it makes one wonder, what was she thinking. The reader has to really define who's who among who in the story, just like an old southerner tale talking.
How interesting for someone to tell such a "Flash fiction Folklore" tale. Who says that we all have to write like Edgar Allen Poe? Or Jane Eyre? the grammar and spelling had to be exactly right? Who made the rules? Was this done on purpose or because it's a southern folklore tale? To find out what was really going on, seem to draw you in.
The tree seem to take on the human characteristics(like an anthropomorphic character) becoming the woman's friend. She was in the judgment of others of what they observed and thought. The tree is in fear of being cut down, after standing all those hundreds of years where most people gathered around from the town and told all their precious thoughts. It became a "sssH! Don't tell nobody!"
This tale of folk culture in a small town gets to the real problem in society, in a type of riddle where people are judged based on sex, gender, character, and race, some people get riddle in the folklore and some people do not. As one continued on with the story, spelling and grammar errors are there, but the thought came to my mind this book unique!And one of a kind.
It reminded me of "Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huckleberry Finn, Pap Finn, and Tom, Hosea Hudson's, "Black Worker In The Deep South" and his unique way of words used in the old southern style, using words and slang in such a way at times or where any other writer who chooses to do so, to use incorrect grammar or misspelled words where people were applaud and English teachers cringed.
"The Call of The Christmas Pecan Tree" is also a unique collectors item, only fifty are signed and first ten are special, and it is because it came from a woman who fought back battling the demons that come with a traumatic brain injury. If the error came from "Mark Twain or Hemingway," would it be judged any differently?
The book was funded by her, so she owes nobody a dime. Traumatic Brain Injury is an endless process. it is always on going. Her dreams and possibilities are endless. Unbeknowning, several people of professional standards have read the book, loved it, and get it. She is constantly asked is she is writing another book, and some people have volunteered to be written about.
"No one can not achieve the peace without spritualism ," say,s Mony Goswai. There is a bit of spiritualism towards the end which tells us how we should love one another and not rush to judgment. The ultimate source of comfort and peace is within ourselves, if we don't have that, we have nothing else. This book gives you a piece of mine to realize what's really important in life in a colorful way. Read it for yourself and write your own review.
"It's the thought in the book that counts."---Edna Stewart
Enjoy,
The Author
How interesting for someone to tell such a "Flash fiction Folklore" tale. Who says that we all have to write like Edgar Allen Poe? Or Jane Eyre? the grammar and spelling had to be exactly right? Who made the rules? Was this done on purpose or because it's a southern folklore tale? To find out what was really going on, seem to draw you in.
The tree seem to take on the human characteristics(like an anthropomorphic character) becoming the woman's friend. She was in the judgment of others of what they observed and thought. The tree is in fear of being cut down, after standing all those hundreds of years where most people gathered around from the town and told all their precious thoughts. It became a "sssH! Don't tell nobody!"
This tale of folk culture in a small town gets to the real problem in society, in a type of riddle where people are judged based on sex, gender, character, and race, some people get riddle in the folklore and some people do not. As one continued on with the story, spelling and grammar errors are there, but the thought came to my mind this book unique!And one of a kind.
It reminded me of "Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huckleberry Finn, Pap Finn, and Tom, Hosea Hudson's, "Black Worker In The Deep South" and his unique way of words used in the old southern style, using words and slang in such a way at times or where any other writer who chooses to do so, to use incorrect grammar or misspelled words where people were applaud and English teachers cringed.
"The Call of The Christmas Pecan Tree" is also a unique collectors item, only fifty are signed and first ten are special, and it is because it came from a woman who fought back battling the demons that come with a traumatic brain injury. If the error came from "Mark Twain or Hemingway," would it be judged any differently?
The book was funded by her, so she owes nobody a dime. Traumatic Brain Injury is an endless process. it is always on going. Her dreams and possibilities are endless. Unbeknowning, several people of professional standards have read the book, loved it, and get it. She is constantly asked is she is writing another book, and some people have volunteered to be written about.
"No one can not achieve the peace without spritualism ," say,s Mony Goswai. There is a bit of spiritualism towards the end which tells us how we should love one another and not rush to judgment. The ultimate source of comfort and peace is within ourselves, if we don't have that, we have nothing else. This book gives you a piece of mine to realize what's really important in life in a colorful way. Read it for yourself and write your own review.
"It's the thought in the book that counts."---Edna Stewart
Enjoy,
The Author
July 3, 2016
A small town city council decides to cut down an old pecan tree. The town people are upset and set about trying to save the tree.
The book was written in a flowing way that reminded me of poetry. It jumps all over the place from topic to topic, person to person. The tree is given human characteristics, as well as other non-human things.
I'm not a huge poetry fan so that may be the reason I couldn't seem to follow the story. It jumped topic so often that I was left confused for the entire book. There are quite a few spelling and grammar errors that also make the story difficult to follow.
I received this book free of charge from Dorrance Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
The book was written in a flowing way that reminded me of poetry. It jumps all over the place from topic to topic, person to person. The tree is given human characteristics, as well as other non-human things.
I'm not a huge poetry fan so that may be the reason I couldn't seem to follow the story. It jumped topic so often that I was left confused for the entire book. There are quite a few spelling and grammar errors that also make the story difficult to follow.
I received this book free of charge from Dorrance Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
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