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Town and Country: Voices from the Mid-Ohio Valley

Updated: Sep 25

5 Star Review


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Editorial Book Review:

By Stephanie Orion


In "Town and Country" a collection of short stories, Carl Parson portrays the spirit and heart of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Every story provides an emotional window into the lives of common individuals facing personal obstacles. Parsons's characters come to life on the page, bursting with genuine, relatable emotion ranging from the bittersweet love of two young children (Judith and Phillip), to an elderly widower afflicted by regrets and a middle-aged couple trying to hold onto their family's generational work.



This compilation of stories is truly entertaining and beautiful because it captures the common themes of love, grief, resiliency, and hope. Each one of the tales will capture you, as you will be able to relate to the setbacks and victories that characterize the human condition. Deeply vivid and endearing, Parson's storytelling evokes a sense of familiarity that persists long after the last page is read. It's a voyage through the complexity of life, conveyed with compassion, candor, and a sincere comprehension of the human condition.



The wonderfully written and emotionally charged anthology "Town and Country: Voices from the Mid-Ohio Valley" will have readers thinking back on their own life experiences and the little events that make us all who we are. A priceless find for everyone who values how narrative can bring the exceptional out of the everyday.


About the Author 

Carl Parsons


With a background in both the sciences and humanities, Carl Parsons served for 22 years in various management positions for TRW Automotive, including plant manager. Upon his retirement in 2012, however, he returned to the humanities as an instructor in English for Walter State Community College in Sevierville, Tennessee, and as a writer and editor of literary fiction. He has published a total of eleven short stories with The Broadkill Review, The Raven Review, Foundling House, Scars Publications, and Spillwords Press and poetry with Literary Yard and Plum Tree Tavern. He also contributes essays on native plants to Hey, Smokies on-line travel magazine and writes monthly author biographies and discussion questions for the Classics Book Club of Sevier County. He is a member of West Virginia Writers Inc.

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