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Main: An Anthology
Main: An Anthology, part of The Way Things Were Series from Books by Hippocampus, celebrates small town America.
The collection features stories about family-owned businesses, such as the stores and specialty shops that used to rule Main Street America.
Our contributors share how these businesses define themselves and their family members, how the efforts evolved over time, through the generations.
Confirmed contributors (and their stories) include:
Lindsay Gelay-Akins: "On the Corner of Atlantic and Osborn"
Joan Taylor Cehn: "My Father's Store: Built to Suit"
Christopher Cocca: "Last Stand in the Closing Country"
Kimberly Ence: "Raise/Raze"
Nina Gaby: "Looking South on Main"
Linda Hansell: "Ready to Wear"
Melissa Hart: "Reflections on my Grandmother's Costume Shop While Anxiously Making Masks"
Kristine Kopperud: "How to Paint: Tips from a Small-Town Contractor"
Dyann Nashton: "Candy is Strong When the Marrow is Sweet"
Kelly Garriott Waite: "The Permanence of Elephants"
Suzanne Samuels: "The Village Card and Gift Shop"
Melissa Scholes Young: "What Needs Done: The Love and Burden of a Family Business"
The collection features stories about family-owned businesses, such as the stores and specialty shops that used to rule Main Street America.
Our contributors share how these businesses define themselves and their family members, how the efforts evolved over time, through the generations.
Confirmed contributors (and their stories) include:
Lindsay Gelay-Akins: "On the Corner of Atlantic and Osborn"
Joan Taylor Cehn: "My Father's Store: Built to Suit"
Christopher Cocca: "Last Stand in the Closing Country"
Kimberly Ence: "Raise/Raze"
Nina Gaby: "Looking South on Main"
Linda Hansell: "Ready to Wear"
Melissa Hart: "Reflections on my Grandmother's Costume Shop While Anxiously Making Masks"
Kristine Kopperud: "How to Paint: Tips from a Small-Town Contractor"
Dyann Nashton: "Candy is Strong When the Marrow is Sweet"
Kelly Garriott Waite: "The Permanence of Elephants"
Suzanne Samuels: "The Village Card and Gift Shop"
Melissa Scholes Young: "What Needs Done: The Love and Burden of a Family Business"
1 pages, Paperback
Published November 23, 2021
About the author
Donna Talarico
13 books43 followersDonna Talarico is founder and publisher of Hippocampus Magazine -- and its annual conference (HippoCamp) and book division.
Now an independent writer and content marketing consultant, she previously enjoyed careers in higher education, radio, newspapers, and ecommerce. Donna's been published in a variety of publications, including higher education trade magazines and alumni magazines, and she also has work forthcoming or published in literary and mainstream publications including mental_floss, The Guardian, The LA Times, The Writer, The Los Angeles Review, and others.
She's working on a memoir called Door to Door.
Now an independent writer and content marketing consultant, she previously enjoyed careers in higher education, radio, newspapers, and ecommerce. Donna's been published in a variety of publications, including higher education trade magazines and alumni magazines, and she also has work forthcoming or published in literary and mainstream publications including mental_floss, The Guardian, The LA Times, The Writer, The Los Angeles Review, and others.
She's working on a memoir called Door to Door.
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