Sage Hen Wilderness Living One time I drove down into the Arizona Strip country. As I headed down a 150-mile round trip on a narrow dirt and boulder road, it dawned on me this would be a lousy place to have trouble with my pickup truck. I hadn’t seen another rig for about 50 miles. […]
Open Winter Beetle Blues Winters up here in the mountains of Idaho happen in various degrees of severity. This last one was what we call an open winter. That is, we experienced a fairly mild winter with few blizzards or cruel, relentless storms. The snow never got past two feet deep, and the temperatures never […]
SIX WAYS TO BE YOUR MATE’S BEST FRIEND BY STEPHEN BLY I remember the first time I met my future best friend. She had long, brown, shiny hair; big smile; and lips that reminded me of a movie star. At thirteen-years-old in 1958, she seemed to always be chomping gum. I didn’t talk to her […]
Living on the Spiritual Western Frontier A lot of people in our country think the Western frontier fully settled in the nineteenth century. But that’s not true in places like the old logging town of Winchester, Idaho. Regions like that still remain vast, unpopulated, very pragmatic and independent, sometimes dangerous, and always a bit wild. […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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