Growing up is a miraculous time. The journey from the freedom of childhood to the workaday life of becoming an adult is filled with both poignancy and wonder. Fond memories of pedaling bikes through honeysuckle-scented streets with a pack of neighborhood friends and playing “kick the can” and stickball on warm summer evenings alight with fireflies are accompanied by the inevitable loss of people and places dear to the heart—and a seminal moment when we know we’re leaving childhood behind.
These are the stories of a turning point—when the world shifted, and nothing would ever be the same. In this first collection of the MEMORIES FROM MAPLE STREET, U.S.A., series, Sundown Press brings you real-life stories, from the touching to the humorous, the inspirational to the adventurous, and a wonderful group of childhood memories you’ll never forget.
When we came up with the idea for the MEMORIES FROM MAPLE STREET, U.S.A. series here at Sundown Press, we wanted to compile a group of books, each containing a wonderful set of stories. We invited anyone who had a story to share to send it in, and we got a LOT of stories.
This first volume, LEAVING CHILDHOOD BEHIND, was something we believed everyone could relate to in one way or another, since it’s happened to all of us. These stories of caring, loss, and of making a hard decision that may have changed everything, describe a single moment or a period of time that influenced these authors immensely.
We know you will be touched by the poignant, heartfelt moments shared in this volume.
Look for future volumes of MEMORIES FROM MAPLE STREET, U.S.A., both in print and digital formats. These make great gifts for others, and it’s a collection of books you’ll also want for your “keeper” shelf at home.
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What a great gift and a way to trigger your own memories. We all have them, some more painful that others. By sharing, we help to ease that pain and share the joy. Thank you for bringing these authors together to share that something special. Doris McCraw/Angela Raines-author.
ReplyDeleteThis was so much fun. I enjoyed this anthology so much--it was really different. I'm looking forward to the others that are to come! Thanks for stopping by, Doris!
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What a great idea. Renaissance Woman is right, it would make a wonderful gift. I can't wait for the Christmas book.
ReplyDeleteKeena, you should think about submitting to the Christmas book--only 1500-3000 words. We should have an excellent crop of stories. Would love to see something from you!
DeleteI am so interested in this series. I want to read the memories other writers have of their childhoods and what changed that moved them from childhood to adulthood. Childhood is a golden time for most of us when we get to try things while still under the safety of our parents' wings.
ReplyDeleteI also want to see if anyone had weird parents like mine. LOL
LOL Sarah--aren't all parents 'weird' in their own weird way? LOLLOL Mine certainly were, for sure. I remember how I used to BEG for Daddy to read The Cremation of Sam McGee when I was about 5 or 6, and "the look" that Mom would give him. LOL He read it with such relish. Just stuff like that. I hope you'll submit something for the Christmas one. We've got three more planned for next year, too--a pets/pet rescue one in April, and patriotic one in June, and a Halloween one in October.
DeleteThe Cremation of Sam McGee! Oh, how I loved that story-poem. My father read it with such relish, it was like all of us lived it right there with the characters. We really ARE twins, Okie! :-D
DeleteWHAT HAVE I BEEN SAYING???? I bought an entire book of Robert Service poems and love them, but that one stands out for me because of my childhood memories. Yes, we ARE twins, for sure, Kathleen!
DeleteI love these types of stories. When I listened to my Grandmother and rest of the family, it was when they talked about their childhood that their eyes lit up.
ReplyDeleteGerald, I love them, too. There's just something wonderful about telling the story of a remembered incident that we can look back on now through adult eyes.
DeleteWell, shoot. I didn't know Sundown Press had it's own blog! Shows how much I know. I'm a little lonely, too, over on the Prairie Rose Publications blog--where I'm talking about the same thing--our wonderful anthology.
ReplyDeleteLOL YEP! All of our imprints have their own blog to offer as much opportunity as possible for all our authors to blog and get to know their readers and let the readers get to know them and their works!
DeleteThanks for coming by Celia. I know Kathleen has put out the word about your blog--saw it on FB.
I've been blogspotted! Sorry if we end up with two comments--but I had to give it another try because this series has simply got to be good, and I'm excited to read these stories. ☺
ReplyDeleteSo glad your comment made it, Jacquie! Oh, we had so much fun with this anthology, and are looking forward to the next 4 (through 2016) and maybe more! You should send me a story!
DeleteGerald, I'm going to send you a coupon code for a free copy of MEMORIES FROM MAPLE STREET! You are my winner today!
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun choosing which story to submit to this anthology. My WIP is a book about the house I grew up in in the 70's in St. Paul, Minnesota. I too, loved reading the other stories in this anthology and can't wait to see what the others have in store, especially the Best Christmas Ever anthology. What a great idea!
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