Literary Story: Structure, Imagination, Enjoyment, Meaning
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Stories for your pleasure
 

Original stories by William H. Coles


Facing Grace With Gloria

A Short Story

"Facing Grace With Gloria" William H. Coles

Finalist in the 2007 William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition

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Reddog

A Short Story

"Reddog" William H. Coles

Winner 2006 Sandhills Writers Competition

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Captain Withers’s Wife

A Short Story

"Captain Withers’s Wife" William H. Coles

Finalist in the William Faulkner: William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition

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Crossing Over

A Short Short Story

"Crossing Over" William H. Coles

Presented at Kenyon College and at Zoetrope Belize Workshop

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Homunculus

A Short Story

"Homunculus" William H. Coles

A top three finalist in William Faulkner:William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition 2008

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The Thirteen Nudes of Ernest Goings

A Short Story

"The Thirteen Nudes of Ernest Goings" William H. Coles

A finalist in the 2008 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative writing competition.

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The Stonecutter

A Short Story

"The Stonecutter" William H. Coles

Stonecutter's son falls hopelessly in love with a client.

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The Gift

A Short Story

"The Gift" William H. Coles

A determined mother protects her deformed child from the destructive sympathies of family and society.

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The Activist

A Short Story

"The Activist" William H. Coles

Coming of age while helping a nephew.

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The Perennial Student

A Short Story

"The Perennial Student" William H. Coles

An associate professor learns more from his student than he expected.

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On the Road to Yazoo City

A Short Story

"On the Road to Yazoo City" William H. Coles

Discovering love in Mississippi when there's nothing left at the bottom of the bucket.

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The Miracle of Madame Villard

A Short Story

"The Miracle of Madame Villard" William H. Coles

Miracles emerge in the chaos of the French revolution.

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