Anne Hendricks
@annethelibrarian
Anne Hendricks is a writer in Northern Mississippi. A seasoned librarian, Hendricks is the author of A Woman's Choice and Beloved Saxon. For two years, she had a column in an indie newspaper, The Grip of Griffin, Georgia.
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The Worth of a Quiet Heart: Charlotte's Last Chapter
Charlotte had dreamed of finding love and contentment, just like her character, Jane. Within a year, she loses most of her family to TB and her father, a vicar, is aging quickly. Charlotte finds love in her father's young vicar, who is training under him, but does she dare risk everything to fall in love? Or will the bad luck of her family continue?
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Jacques Futrelle: The Last Story
"Jacques Futrelle: The Last Story" is a historical fiction piece centered on the real-life mystery writer, Jacques Futrelle, and his wife, Lily, as they sail home to America aboard the luxurious RMS Titanic. Futrelle carries with him a briefcase containing his most valuable asset: the final manuscripts for his popular detective series. Amidst the conviviality of first-class society, where they socialize with figures like Colonel John Jacob Astor and Molly Brown, an emotional tension builds as Lily worries about the security of the precious stories.
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Vince: A Short Story
Vince Foster is a father, husband, and best friend of the new President of the United States, Bill Clinton. He is also a close friend of the new First Lady, Hillary Clinton. He moves to Washington, D.C. to help set up the transition of power from the Bush to the Clinton Presidency and remains.
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The Vigil For Virginia
"The Vigil for Virginia" immerses the reader in the desolate, frigid world of Edgar Allan Poe's Fordham cottage in 1847, as he keeps a final vigil over his young, consumptive wife, Virginia Clemm Poe.
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The Best Gift
In this poem, Hendricks tells the best gift of her childhood: the memory of her MeeMaw Carman's quilts. Told with love and great detail, she recaptures the essence of a grandmother's talent and the importance of lasting memories.
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John the Baptist: A Retelling
A retelling of the biblical story of Elizabeth and Zechariah, and their destiny to give birth to the Messenger, John the Baptist. Accompanied by John the Baptist in poetic form, this mixed style of Anne Hendricks' storytelling is to remind the reader of the miracles found in Luke and Matthew. How do the mixed styles of the duo's point of view in storytelling and in poetry highlight the biblical story of this family?
The Return of the Prodigal
In this short story, the reader learns what could have happened after the return of the Prodigal Son, as found in Luke 15:11–32. Written from the point of view of the Prodigal, the good son, and the father, Hendricks seeks to see how all three can build a home again - and what happened after the feast?
The 1,188th Sunrise
He woke up loving her, but the fire would erase him before nightfall. For 1,188 days, Ada Smelcher has relived the same tragedy — the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire — trying to save Yosef Litvak, the man who forgets her every morning. Armed only with a copper wire and fading hope, Ada must teach his hands to remember what his heart cannot. But when the loop finally breaks, will love survive the flames, or will she face another dawn alone?
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