Single Tree: A Collection of Stories
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.76 (888 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595480497 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hard to come by nowadays, but Single Tree will create that wool blanket and those warm crackling logs in your heart."-Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write. An amazing collection! Richard takes us into the worlds of characters who are as varied and complex as life itself. Sometimes tough, sometimes tender and caring, these stories touch our humanness in ways that are as deeply satisfying as they are entertaining.-Laurelee Roark, coauthor of It's Not About Food"R.V. Schmidt is a born storyteller of the outdoors, wild animals, road trips, heartwarming coincidences and salt-of-the-earth relationships, all set in layer upon layer of natural western beauty, carefully observed and beautifully described. At root is deep wisdom evolved from our rough and penchant frontier ethos plus Schmidt's boundless acceptance of life. All you need is a quiet evening, a comfortable chair, and a fire in the hearth
All you need is a quiet evening, a comfortable chair, and a fire in the hearth. Hard to come by nowadays, but Single Tree will create that wool blanket and those warm crackling logs in your heart.?Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write . ?R.V. At root is deep wisdom evolved from our rough and penchant frontier ethos plu
All you need is a quiet evening, a comfortable chair, and a fire in the hearth. Hard to come by nowadays, but Single Tree will create that wool blanket and those warm crackling logs in your heart.?Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write . Schmidt is a born storyteller of the outdoors, wild animals, road trips, heartwarming coincidences and salt-of-the-earth relationships, all set in layer upon layer of natural western beauty, carefully observed and beautifully described. About the Author ?R.V. At root is deep wisdom evolved from our rough and penchant frontier ethos plus Schmidt?s boundless acceptance of life
Alethea Eason said There is also a wonderful juxtaposition of city life and it's inherent danger of. Single Tree is a remarkable selection of short stories by a gifted writer. There is raw honesty in the stories and each takes the reader through a journey of grit and of the heart. Mr. Schmidt's writing is precise and detailed, a Cowboy Jane Austen in his depictions of the lives of men understand that their redemption goes hand in hand with ranch life, their land, with shepherding others through the physical and emotio. What Make Real Men Tick Frances Ransley What Makes Real Men TickReview by Fran RansleySingle Tree: A Collection of StoriesBy R.V. Schmidt When I was a college student back in the 1960's, my roommate and I decided, after a series of disappointing love affairs, that we were going to study men and try to figure out what made them tick. We were tired of the insipid frat boys and wimpy intellectuals. We wanted a glimpse into the minds of Real Men. Soon my roommat. "A Fresh New Storyteller" according to Hal Zina Bennett. Once in a while I discover a new voice in fiction who sheds light on a part of humanity--and a part of my own psyche--that I hadn't seen before. That's what happened the first time I read one of Richard V. Schmidt's stories. While he tells of life that we're all at least somewhat familiar with, his perspectives are enough different that we see it all as if for the first time. His range is broad, from humor--don't miss