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Category: Short Stories

Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History

victor November 10, 2021 November 5, 2021Children / History, Short Stories Deborah K. Frontiera 0

Reviewed by Hannah Brinza Deborah Frontiera’s new book Superior Tapestry sets itself the task of weaving together the history of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Those of you familiar with Deborah’s work may recall her novella Midnight in the Pawn Shop, in which objects at the pawn shop come to life and…

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The Sideroad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County by Sharon M. Kennedy

victor November 1, 2021 January 21, 2022Short Stories, UP Notable Books Brad Gischia, Sharon M. Kennedy 0

Review by Brad Gischia There are many books that detail the history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  These are often rigorously researched and documented (some may be less so) and they represent an important aspect of the way we understand this strange little corner of the world. The SideRoad…

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Sea Stacks by J.L. Hagen

victor May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021Short Stories J.L. Hagen, Mackinaw Island, St. Ignace 0

Review by Victor R. Volkman Although I count myself a lifetime resident of Michigan, I confess that, for the better part of six decades, I had never heard the appellation “Sea Stacks” until this year, when I picked up the eponymous anthology of short stories by John (“J.L.”)  Hagen. This…

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Carolyn Wilhelm reviews U.P. Reader — Volume #5

victor May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021Short Stories 0

U.P. Reader — Volume #5: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Mikel Classen and Deborah K Frontiera Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com 9781615995714, $17.95 paperback, $28.95 hardcover, 308 pages B09253976L, $5.95 Kindle The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also known as Upper Michigan or the UP, with people native to…

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West of the River, North of the Bridge by Richard Hill

victor December 20, 2020 December 20, 2020Short Stories Richard Hill, Sault Sainte Marie 0

A Slice of Life from Chippewa County and Environs from 1960s to Today West of the River, North of the Bridge is the second (following Hitchhiking After Dark: Offbeat Stories from a Small Town) in Rich Hill’s series of short story anthologies about life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan….

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