The Acorn Stories

Visit Acorn, Texas, for the German festival, a high school football game, homemade apple pie from the Turner Street Café, and the cool shade of a hundred-year-old oak tree. Meet dedicated teachers, shrewd business owners, smitten lovers, and concerned neighbors. See how lives become intertwined in moments of humor or tragedy.

“A lush tangle of small-town life branches out in this engrossing collection of short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews

Duane Simolke’s books include The Acorn Stories, Degranon, Sons of Taldra, and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. He also co-wrote The Return of Innocence and The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer. His writing appeared in nightFire, Mesquite, Caprock Sun, Midwest Poetry Review, International Journal on World Peace, and many other publications. Education: Belmont University (B.A., ‘89, Nashville, TN), Hardin-Simmons University (M.A., ‘91, Abilene, TX), and Texas Tech University (Ph.D., ‘96, Lubbock, TX), all with a major in English. He lives in Lubbock, Texas.

Learn more about Duane and his book here:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-acorn-stories-duane-simolke/1100072650

https://www.amazon.com/Acorn-Stories-Texas-Book-ebook/dp/B0011E5LZ8/

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/duane-simolke/the-acorn-stories/