Fiction

Helen’s Love: Short Stories from Simpler Times

Helen's Love book cover - rough yellow wall with flowers in front

In this collection of short stories, the reader finds feelings and imagery grounded in earlier times. In the 1960s, Helen struggles to heal and find her own path as Will fights to find his way home; a boy becomes a man during the Civil War; a cowboy fresh out of prison in 1880s Arizona searches for the reason he was put there in the first place; and a teenage boy learns an important lesson from his dying neighbor girl. Readers of faith and love will appreciate these bittersweet pieces.

Helen’s Love: Short Stories from Simpler Times is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions.

On the Farm: More Short Stories from Simpler Times

On the Farm book cover - image of farmhouse, trees, and sky

On the Farm is Jonathan Alcott’s second collection of short stories. The themes in these eight pieces range from revenge and loss to personal growth and redemption. In them, Amanda returns home from the big city and sees herself clearly for the first time; a community bands together to rescue one of their own; a parole officer makes a harrowing decision about her first parolee; and four men struggle for survival after an avalanche. Readers will enjoy Alcott’s quirky characters, vivid descriptions, and gentle humor.

On the Farm: More Short Stories from Simpler Times is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions.

The Road Up Ahead: Short Stories

The Road Up Ahead book cover - black and white photo of a road with trees at left, red title text

The Road Up Ahead is Jonathan Alcott’s third collection of short stories. In it we find individuals solving mysteries, taking revenge, and facing the results of their actions; neighbors becoming friends; couples navigating relationships; and families managing loss and re-establishing connection. As always, Alcott offers folksy front-porch philosophy and loads of humor. Readers will smile at his depiction of life’s twists and turns.

The Road Up Ahead: Short Stories is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions.

The Return: Short Stories

The Return book cover - half of an upright violin showing at right, grayish background

The Return is Jonathan Alcott’s fourth collection of short stories. In it, we revisit familiar characters and meet new ones. We see the power of personal growth, hard work, and taking risks as well as the overwhelm and adversity that can be found in everyday life. True to form, Alcott’s stories offer humor, pathos, and quirkiness.

The Return: Short Stories is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions.