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Short-Story Collection Reviewed and Awarded Monday, September 2, 2024 7:56:00 AM
by Duane Simolke
Literary Fiction
The Acorn Stories has received a Fiction-Anthology Silver Medal Book Award from Readers'' Favorite. A review of that Texas-fiction collection previously appeared at Readers'' Favorite.
From the review: "Duane Simolke presents an enthralling collection of slice-of-life stories set in a fictional Texas town. These tales shed light on the various facets of human behavior and showcase how seemingly mundane events can change the course of people's lives."
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