Gifts Not Yet Given (and Other Tales of the Holidays)

by Kergan Edwards-Stout

Overview

From award-winning author Kergan Edwards-Stout comes fourteen tales designed to delight and enthrall. In <i>Gifts Not Yet Given,</i> a warm and nuanced collection of short stories, dreams are realized, hope is found, memories are made, and life is treasured. Each is set around a holiday, from Halloween to Memorial Day, Thanksgiving to Christmas, and the tales illuminate the small, surprising, and pivotal moments in which personal awakenings occur and hearts expand.

Within you’ll discover a cornucopia of uniquely memorable characters, taking you to places both familiar and not… In <i>Gifts Not Yet Given,</i> you’ll find yourself inspired by the magic of the holidays, touched by our shared humanity, and moved by the simple pleasures found in life’s many unexpected moments.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149093229
Publisher:	Circumspect Press
Publication date:	10/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	230
File size:	874 KB

About the Author

Kergan Edwards-Stout is an award-winning director and author, whose debut novel, <i>Songs for the New Depression,</i> won the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the LGBTQ category, was shortlisted in the same category for the Independent Literary Awards, and landed on book review site Out in Print’s list of the Top 15 Books of 2012 and multiple other lists. His work has appeared in a number of publications, including the <i>Huffington Post, Bilerico Project, LGBTQ Nation, American Short Fiction</i> and the health magazine <i>SexVibe</i>. He has been honored by the Human Rights Campaign as a “2011 Father of the Year”, and blogs regularly at He is currently at work on a memoir, Never Turn Your Back on the Tide.

Editorial Reviews

“Gifts Not Given is a wonderful collection of stories from Kergan Edwards-Stout in which each story centers around a holiday. The stories are complex, surprising, touching and written with compassion and humanity, two qualities sadly lacking in so much contemporary fiction. I highly recommend Gifts Not Given and thank the author for this gift he has given us.”

Author, winner of six Lambda Literary Awards as well as the Bill Whitehead Literary Award for Career Achievement - Michael Nava

“Kergan Edwards-Stout’s stories are muscular, funny, sad and an antidote to holiday treacle, no matter the holiday. His writing is fueled by an original mix of compassion and rage. Several of the stories left me in tears, which certainly beats being left in tears by my own family at holiday time. Which means: he understands family, and the often crossed wires of family love. You will want to give his book as a gift.”

Novelist, These Things Happen - Richard Kramer

“The stories in Gifts Not Yet Given are vital, essential and remind us that much of human life is gained or lost through family. Edwards-Stout shines a light on contemporary life with skill and wit. A dynamic and engaging read.”

two-time Ferro-Grumley Fiction Award winner, A Horse Named Sorrow and Through It Came Bright Colors - Trebor Healey