{"product_id":"early-short-stories-and-poems-kaylee-condos-9798537145509","title":"Early Short Stories and Poems","description":"The \u003ci\u003eEarly Short Stories and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e by American author Sam Figura includes 21 short stories and 16 poems published at the young age of 26. Sam Figura graduated from Lane Community College in 2017 and the University of Oregon in 2020, and his focuses were theatre arts and creative writing. Each short story and poem connects to the author's life in Oregon and his various passions and hardships along the way. Masterfully crafted and well-written, these stories were fictionalized to suit a general audience of readers. Written throughout the author's early life, these stories were compiled during the COVID-19 pandemic, revised multiple times, and dedicated to his Grandmother Laura Bonnie, who passed away during the pandemic because of advanced Parkinson's disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first story \u003ci\u003eDownstream Willy\u003c\/i\u003e features an angler who encounters a large bear while fishing in the Siuslaw River. \u003ci\u003eMr. Biscuit\u003c\/i\u003e is a comedy\/drama about a family who brings an American Mammoth Jackstock Donkey into their duplex. \u003ci\u003eA Stage Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragedy about the unpredictable world of theatre arts. \u003ci\u003eWho She Was\u003c\/i\u003e is a creative nonfiction about the author's early upbringing and the experiences with his birth mother. \u003ci\u003eSachsenhausen\u003c\/i\u003e follows an American exchange student to a Holocaust memorial site where he and his native German friend get so lost in the history, they get trapped there at night. \u003ci\u003eThe Persecuted Ones \u003c\/i\u003efeatures the theme of Christian persecution in a public university. \u003ci\u003eA Bird's Eye View \u003c\/i\u003eis the author's earliest story which awarded him the EHS Creative Writing Award in 2013. \u003ci\u003eTrapped\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into a creative writing workshop. \u003ci\u003eThe Autographs\u003c\/i\u003e is about a best-selling author who experiences a tragedy at a book signing. \u003ci\u003eThe Grocery Store Robbery \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a young teenager who makes a terrible mistake and has the help of a pastor to rescue him from his own bad choices. \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Dead Body\u003c\/i\u003e connects to the final short story \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Creek Road\u003c\/i\u003e and features a group of innocent children who come across a dead body on the side of the road. \u003ci\u003eLaura's Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a creative nonfiction about one of the last moment's the author spent with his grandma, who taught him a lesson about anxiety and death. The final short stories \u003ci\u003eThe UFO, The Ice Dragon, 1868, The Werewolf on Hunter Street, Paralyzed, The Skateboarding Contest, Sparks from Fingertips, That First Cigarette, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Creek Road\u003c\/i\u003e follow the protagonist Seth Conway as he learns that certain events, whether good or bad, sometimes happen for a reason. Seth Conway is a skateboarder who experienced vivid dreams and nightmares, a mysterious notebook, sleep paralysis, a skateboarding contest, love at first sight, his first cigarette, and a killer who comes after him and his friends. All these experiences point to his belief that sometimes certain things in life happen for a reason. The book ends with a collection of poetry that connect with the author's faith, hardships, and passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of short stories is sure to bring you suspense, excitement, thrill, and laughter as you read through this 300 page book, each story different from one another, but connected in a unified way that is unique and special. You won't want to miss the \u003ci\u003eEarly Short Stories and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e by Sam Figura.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaylee Condos, Sam Figura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8537145505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798537145509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Kaylee Condos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540697379071,"sku":"9798537145509","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41f48683-b695-45f8-b95b-700121ff3acd.jpg?v=1700589370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-short-stories-and-poems-kaylee-condos-9798537145509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}