A collection of short stories in which Nancy Nolan, a fictional talk show host, focuses on reuniting families who have lost touch with each other.
Love them or hate them, talk shows seep into our lives, playing in the background of our thoughts and affecting our opinions and actions. In her ten years as a talk show host, Nancy Nolan has influenced the lives of thousands of guests, would-be guests, and viewers. Here are some of their stories.
A teenager tries desperately to be chosen as a guest in "Dear Nancy Nolan.
An unwilling guest faces dredged-up emotions abut her runaway mother in "The Green Room."
A promiscuous mother is confronted with her lies in "My Baby's Daddy."
A woman viewer tries to help a teenager who is being sexually harrassed by her boss in "Confessions."
A young mother learns what God can do--and what He can't in "Answered Prayers."
A woman faithfully watches Nancy Nolan's show, hoping to be reunited with the parents who abandoned her in "Amanda Marie."
Excerpt
Amanda Marie: a short story
If my husband hadn't driven his pickup through the living room picture window on his way out of my life, I might never have met Amanda Marie. As it was, that gaping hole and sagging roof attracted the eye of her fix-it father, causing him to brake his van and apply for the repair job.
It was Sunday, the day after Jared had played dodge'em with the house and the house hadn't dodged. I figured I couldn't get anyone to do repairs until Monday, so I hung a "Beware of Dog" sign out front and spent the morning back in the kitchen, trying to ignore the hole in my life.
"Hello!" a man called out, his voice coming from the direction of the living room.
It hadn't occurred to me that some fool would ignore the dog sign and come in through the smashed window, taking a chance on the sagging room collapsing on him. I charged toward the living room and ran smack into him in the hall.
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