The Stickspeaker Collection: Award-Winning Stories Remarkable In Their Clarity Bridging 'Here' And 'Over There' (Paperback)
Remarkable in its clarity probing interactions between the worlds of 'here' and 'over there, ' these stories, with their depictions both stark and intimate, indelibly part the mists for anyone who longs for a glimpse of their true home and real family. You won't get through these pages without both tears and heartfelt smiles.Images sketched with the precision of line drawings, and painted with the gossamer stroke of a water color brush, stay with you long after you've shared it with a friend as a 'must read.'The Changing Room is a Moondance finalist winner, with semi-and-quarter-finalist placing of The Minaret and The Stickspeaker, all contained within the covers of The Stickspeaker Collection.
Angelyn Ray is an award-winning author and poet with an array of diverse titles to her credit. She garnered finalist status from Oregon Literary Arts for her Fables by the Sea, and a Pulitzer prize nomination from her former publisher for her epic Ode to Earth in 9-11 Meter. Her writing bespeaks collusion with muses of extraordinary sensitivity and grace... "evocative, incisive, poignant." Born at the start of World War II, Ray considers herself a privileged witness to this span of history. She is a veteran clinical social worker, a profession that benefits her preferred research - the origin, meaning, and potential of human consciousness.