Sunday Afternoons

Step onto a porch swing, into a penny candy shop, and onto the dance floor of a Saturday night dance hall -- eighteen gentle, large-type short stories that bring the 1950s and 60s back to life.Sunday Afternoons is a warm, easy-to-read collection of original short fiction written especially for readers who remember screen doors, party lines, and Sunday dinners around a table with a leaf pulled out for company. Each story stands alone -- perfect for a single sitting, a lazy afternoon, or reading aloud with someone you love -- written in clear, comfortable prose with a large, easy-to-read type size.Inside you'll find:- The Screen Door Summer -- a grandmother's porch, and a boy's whole childhood in one summer- Nickel for the Jukebox -- first love, one dance at a time, at the corner drugstore- The Blue Chevrolet -- twenty years of family life carried in the back seat of a '49 Fleetline- Party Line -- the accidental village built out of one shared telephone wire- Ration Book Roses -- a mother's quiet faith, kept alive in a wartime garden- The Homecoming Parade -- a small town's yearly reminder that its children matter...and twelve more stories of porches, drive-ins, quilting circles, and Sunday roasts.Perfect for:- Seniors who love a good, gentle story they can finish in one sitting- Adult children looking for a thoughtful gift for a parent or grandparent- Anyone who wants an easy, comforting read with a large, senior-friendly type size- Book clubs and reading circles looking for short, discussable fictionEach story closes gently, and the book ends with a short set of memory prompts to help spark your own stories -- or a grandchild's questions -- over Sunday coffee.