Coffee in the Morning, a collection of short stories: fragments of life from dreams, fiction & fantasy

by Larry Sceurman

Overview

Larry Sceurman's second book, Coffee in the Morning, presents a collection of nostalgic short stories celebrating 20th century Americana, capturing the hopes, dreams and fears of multiple generations and different life circumstances. Similar to his first book, The Death of Big Butch, this carefully curated collection blends his experiences as observer first and storyteller second.These sixteen stories weave from the backyard into diners and into forests, capture the other-worldliness of fairy tales and the grittiness of misfortune. So visit the general store to discover the hero, explore perspective from the pawnbroker shop, pay your parking tickets, sleep beside the Jersey Devil, and never underestimate the power of a good Pennsylvania Dutch pie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957863092
Publisher:	Parisian Phoenix Publishing
Publication date:	05/31/2023
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Larry Sceurman grew up in the Kaywin section of Bethlehem, Pa., in the 1950s and 1960s. In his early teens, he worked with his grandfather in a small auto body repair shop where he observed that stories were a big part of the human experience. From vocational teacher to storyteller and now author, Larry has learned and shared the value of stories. He mixes truth and fiction to produce enjoyable, thought-provoking snippets of life. Larry is influenced by the writings of Laura E. Richards, John O'Connor, Richard Ford, Michael J. Meade, Richard Rohr, and Billy Collins.