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Outcasts: Short Stories by Ohio's Best Writers
ENJOY EIGHTEEN SHORT STORIES that will transport you across a vast range of experiences, realities, and disconnections.
Stories of wizards, prisoners, preachers, and robots. They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They fascinate us with their ability to act, to dissent, to dare.
It’s rare to find someone who has never experienced the feeling of “otherness”—that isolating feeling of being different and misunderstood. We all are alone in one way or another. We have all felt what it’s like to be on the outside looking in.
Being an outcast can sometimes mean depravity, sometimes sorrow, and sometimes joy. Being normal is nice, but being an outcast is truly an essential aspect to the human experience.
With a foreword by Dan Fogler of The Walking Dead and Fantastic Beasts , Outcasts includes the following short stories by some of Ohio's finest
"The Priest and the Robot" by Joe Graves
"The Bear" by Devon Ortega
"Tough Luck" by Emily E. Jones
"Little Jimmy" by Carnegie Euclid
"Man in the Box" by Diane Callahan
"Treetown" by David M. Simon
"The Suitor" by Stella Ling
"The New Chastisement" by Brian Luke
"Those Who Slip Through" by Curtis A. Deeter
"Sensible Attire" by D. Wayne Moore
"Good Friday" by Krista Hilton
"The Fog of Fate" by Brian R. Johnson & Elora Lyons
"Best If Used By" by Mary McFarland
"Wake Up, O Sleeper" by Brad Pauquette
"Number 385712" by George Pallas
"Axman" by Steven Kenneth Smith
"Parquet to the Past" by Mike Sieminski
"A Tummy Rub for Gaffney" by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek
Bellwether, in partnership with the Ohio Writers Association, produces the Best of Ohio Short Stories anthologies and other fine work by Ohio authors.
Stories of wizards, prisoners, preachers, and robots. They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They fascinate us with their ability to act, to dissent, to dare.
It’s rare to find someone who has never experienced the feeling of “otherness”—that isolating feeling of being different and misunderstood. We all are alone in one way or another. We have all felt what it’s like to be on the outside looking in.
Being an outcast can sometimes mean depravity, sometimes sorrow, and sometimes joy. Being normal is nice, but being an outcast is truly an essential aspect to the human experience.
With a foreword by Dan Fogler of The Walking Dead and Fantastic Beasts , Outcasts includes the following short stories by some of Ohio's finest
"The Priest and the Robot" by Joe Graves
"The Bear" by Devon Ortega
"Tough Luck" by Emily E. Jones
"Little Jimmy" by Carnegie Euclid
"Man in the Box" by Diane Callahan
"Treetown" by David M. Simon
"The Suitor" by Stella Ling
"The New Chastisement" by Brian Luke
"Those Who Slip Through" by Curtis A. Deeter
"Sensible Attire" by D. Wayne Moore
"Good Friday" by Krista Hilton
"The Fog of Fate" by Brian R. Johnson & Elora Lyons
"Best If Used By" by Mary McFarland
"Wake Up, O Sleeper" by Brad Pauquette
"Number 385712" by George Pallas
"Axman" by Steven Kenneth Smith
"Parquet to the Past" by Mike Sieminski
"A Tummy Rub for Gaffney" by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek
Bellwether, in partnership with the Ohio Writers Association, produces the Best of Ohio Short Stories anthologies and other fine work by Ohio authors.
231 pages, Paperback
Published September 27, 2021
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February 3, 2022
Outcasts is an anthology of eighteen short stories that showcase the skills of many authors' storytelling abilities. You notice the difference, change in conversation, and the diverse elements of character introductions within the premise as you read along.
The book's title stands out and makes you ponder how being an outcast can be a positive thing. Although the first few pages really begin to introduce what you may be expecting for the rest of the adventure, each story does stand alone and encourages you to read along.
The book is filled with humor, magical and nonmagical characters, and the writing is outstanding. It is an entertaining read, and I recommend it to those who like to read classic and captivating short stories.
The book's title stands out and makes you ponder how being an outcast can be a positive thing. Although the first few pages really begin to introduce what you may be expecting for the rest of the adventure, each story does stand alone and encourages you to read along.
The book is filled with humor, magical and nonmagical characters, and the writing is outstanding. It is an entertaining read, and I recommend it to those who like to read classic and captivating short stories.
March 27, 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Loved the variety of the stories and the narration brought the characters to life. Amazing talent out of Ohio!
Disclaimer: I was given this book for free for review purposes, but that had no influence on the content of my review.
Disclaimer: I was given this book for free for review purposes, but that had no influence on the content of my review.
December 14, 2021
An interesting blend of stories from Ohio writers, fun to read/listen to.
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