A delightful collection of stories to warm your heart

Porch Swing Stories is a history of both a family and a community. Drawn from the reminiscences of J.T. McPherson's elderly aunts, these stories are set in Ringgold, Mississippi, a fictional town quickly fading into the past. Here are collected stories of melodrama, tragedy, romance, and even slapstick humor. Together they paint a picture of a South that never was, but should have been.

During a time long ago, Emily and her brother, Jacob, live a simple life with their parents in a Christian home complete with a big cook stove and where every Monday is wash day. Even better yet, they live near their grandparents. When Emily and Jacob are not helping their father in the fields, they love setting off down the well-worn path to visit their grandpa-pa and Grandma Allie. Emily and Jacob love the entertaining stories their grandfather tells them about his youth. The children are particularly fond of one of the stories he tells more than others—the tale about the Haydoodle Man. While they wonder aloud if their grandpa-pa is really the old-timer, their grandfather is determined not to respond to their never-ending questions. But when a stray dog puts their family in a terrible dilemma, will they finally learn their grandpa-pa’s secret? In this historical juvenile novel, two siblings entertained by their grandpa-pa’s fascinating tales of days gone-by wonder if he is harboring a secret about his true identity.

Colton’s Adventures Back in Time is a collection of memories and Tall Tales from his Grandpa’s youth. These memories are triggered by sight or sound as they travel along mountain roads and through the ridges of an old man’s memories. Colton and his Pop use an old navy-blue Jeep as their time machine to travel eight decades back in time where a sight or sound triggers a memory from an ole man’s past. Step back in time as Pop, “The Story Man” shares the history of a time long gone. Listen to stories of adventures, experiences, and events from decades long ago as a grandpa shares them with his grandson. These stories are of a way of life that no longer exist, stories about home and family, stories that teach life lessons, stories that reveal the values and principles that are so desperately needed in the world today. These memories are of a time when life was simple, less hectic, and more enjoyable. Travel back in time with Colton and Pop, back to a time where friends and family looked after one another, back to a time full of hope and wonder.

These 17 stories explore spiritual growth from a variety of approaches. Just vaguely science fiction, a bit social fantasy, these allegorical tales from the 1980s anticipate our fascination with digital reality and ask us to look deeper. What are we really seeking in relationships? How far from our comfort-zone will we stretch? What does it mean to be a disciple of a Higher Calling? What is our purpose in life? And how are we dealing with the obstacles that keep us from realizing it? dan menkin is a retired bodywork practitioner and inner peace counselor, author of Transformation Through Bodywork and Transformation Through Bodywork Continued, both available as pdf downloads from this site and as Kindle editions from Amazon. Having lived in the Indian Himalaya for six years, he returned to the U.S. in 2014. He practices yoga and meditation in the woods near Boston.

Join Rachel Yoder on a series of adventures with this story collection written by bestselling author of Amish fiction Wanda E. Brunstetter. Four stories under one cover will provide you with unlimited entertainment and laughs along the way as you accompany Rachel to the eye doctor's (with a belly full of butterflies), visit Hershey Park (and experience a breathtaking ride), and even fall into a chilly fishing pond (oops!).