December's Top Ten
As determined by you, our readers!
1. Life On The Jupiter Moon
By: Shane Kennedy
This Canadian author brings you a facinating story. Stories within stories will keep your mind occupied as you venture into his world. The author hopes to develop this novella into a novel. Share with him which story lines you would like to see developed further.
2. Diary From The Southern Cross
By: Sandra Smith
Sandy has arrived safely back home and has added to her online diary of the trip of our dreams. Two months in Australia and New Zealand. Use her story to help plan a trip of your own, or just join the rest of us and dream.
3. The Dream Eternal
By: Katrina Smith-Robson
We explore one of the last taboos. What is a middle-aged woman to do when she finally finds her soul mate in a 30 year old body? Will these two find a way to make a life together? What is love? How will it all end? If you like twists in your love stories, you are going to enjoy this one. This story has strong sexual content.
4. Old Birdy
By: Angela Texmo
Finally, a children's story with illustrations. Our Canadian author brings your child a story of two friends, Buddy and his ever faithful blanket, Toby. While walking in the woods, they find a very unhappy bird. Their use of kindness changes her life. The story reads like a poem, and the illustrations are nothing short of masterpieces. Enjoy!
5. A Carolina Christmas
By: Lynda Blankenship
Christmas is a time for the making of memories. It need not be a time for going into debt. Our author shares a Christmas made special by love and a bit of creativity.
6. Grandmother's Child
By: Annie S. Swan
This story is as relevant today as when it was written over a hundred years ago. Children still don't take their parent's advice. This tale of loss and redemption will take you to an England which seems cold and hard to us today. Have we changed? Written in the style of the time, you will be able to enjoy word usage and punctuation now quite extinct.
7. In Indian Tents
By: Abby L. Alger
Collected in the 1800's these original Native American folk tales tell us much about how our ancestors viewed the world and their place in it. Learn ancient indian vocabulary, and enjoy a good fable as told by the "storyteller." Their words live again. Their wisdom never died.
8. The Silver Phoenix
By: Sherry Carpenter, Age 15
Here is an amazing novel written by a new author to the pages of WordShack. Seldom have we seen such talent in any author. The fact that she is only 15 adds to the beauty of her writing. A natural for sure, but someone to keep a very close eye on as she works on her craft and develops into a bestselling author. We are very proud to have been her first fans.
9. Dream Street
By: Nicole Haines
This gifted American Poet brings us her humor, her heart and her soul. It is, after all, that time of the year when our hearts should turn to love and laughter.
10. Chickening Out
By: DC Stanfa
With the right attitude an author can find humour in any catastrophy. This author has plenty of attitude.