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Things Beloved: Two Short Novels
Things Beloved: Two Short Novels
by Glenn Morrow
The Better Boat
Wandering the coast, 12-year-old Anthony comes upon a man kicking a sailboat. The derelict boat is stranded high on the shore, so the man sells it to Anthony for a dollar. In an idyllic Rhode Island summer, Anthony falls in love with sailing and gradually learns how to do it. He mostly learns by making mistakes, many of which are pointed out by Teresa, his know-it-all cousin visiting from the landlocked Midwest. Aurora, the dollar boat, turns out to have an astonishing and emotionally complex history, one that chronicles loves and losses far greater than that of a boy for his beloved sailboat.
The Observatory
The impending sell-off of an obsolete telescope gathers five middle-aged friends back at their college’s astronomical observatory. Trespassing, they gaze at the moon through the lenses and argue about whether Pluto is a planet until their nostalgia is interrupted by a stranger outside the dome. They discover that the dome and its telescope have already been sold to this shadowy financier. His intention is to bulldoze the entire site. But he offers the former astronomy students a diabolical deal to save it.
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TESTIMONIALS
“I was happily blown away by the tight, smart prose, especially in the second of the two novellas, which is about a boy who finds a sailboat half buried in the sand and restores it. I found the story spare and intensely moving. This book is like a secret treasure—a real find.” – Christina Lynch, author of The Italian Party and Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure
“These stories are imbued with justice and in the end, comfort. I laughed and sighed and recognized myself. Morrow writes with grace and clarity. In his assured, unfolding stories, I was carried in his wisdom. He respects and loves his characters. I can’t wait to see whatever else Morrow turns his pen to.” – Cynthia Linkas, author of Vows and Tumbled Time
“What do an obsolete observatory and a rudderless sailboat have in common? Or a handful of middle-aged university alumni with an eager twelve-year-old boy? Both of the objects face demolition; both are beloved. The former undergraduates remain awed by their old discoveries under the observatory dome; young Anthony, his heart racing, is spellbound by the wonders of his boat. Consummate story-teller Glenn Morrow roots his characters in compassion and spikes his words with grace and wit. This is a book for those of us who hunger for stories that celebrate our innate generosity and goodness, while we greedily turn the pages. Two stories, one slim book for everyone’s bedside table.” – Sally Ryder Brady, author of A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage
“If you want tales that intrigue, surprise, amuse, and move you, look no further than Things Beloved. Morrow’s work brings you close to real people in extraordinary situations facing challenging moral choices. He writes with engaging skill and resonant empathy.” – R.C. Binstock, author of What You Can’t Give Me and Tree of Heaven
“The heart and the intellect dance an intimate tango of wit and wisdom in Glenn Morrow’s stories that allow us the hope of personal and communal justice and redemption in the ordinary and extraordinary circumstances of life.” – Kiki Latimer, author of Seeing God’s Face and co-author of Philosophy Begins in Wonder
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Crafting prose has always been Glenn Morrow’s delight and his occupation. He has worked as a teacher, advocacy journalist, editor of Storytelling Magazine, and software technical writer. He learned from his Ukrainian grandmother long ago that life is too precious to be taken entirely seriously. This is his second work of imaginative fiction. He believes that good fiction is a gift that offers hope and clarity. All characters and situations in this book are entirely the product of his imagination. He resides in coastal Rhode Island with his wife Deborah – when they are not on vacation.
Fr. Tucker was born on May 26th, 1955, in Manhattan, New York City. He is a bilingual missionary priest in The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity and has served in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, England, Texas, and New York.
David Ross was born in California, raised in Oregon and lives in Florida. He has a B.A. in history and an M.A. in philosophy. His writing spans journalism, satire, op-ed pieces and peer-reviewed scholarly articles. Goat-Song and Other Stories is his first work of fiction.