new book for you! supplemental sonnets, almanac. —Chris Joseph Stancato
Supplemental Sonnets, Almanac.
People, Travel, Culture, Humanity, Society at Large.
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24 Hour Short-Story contest winner!
The Ballad of One Love
—Chris Joseph Stancato
Chirs Joseph Stancato
The call of crickets outside Beth’s bedroom window annoyed her while she was reading a book on an early Sunday morning. She acknowledged this noise with several stares toward the window. Each time she heard the crickets, her stares at the fall foliage increased. Finally, she had enough. She walked over to the window, opened it, stuck her head out the window which now welcomed the brisk October air, and skimmed over Read more [...]
“a 1977 porch dreamer”
This Autumn Season, Take a Step Back from the Turmoil and Dream like a Child... This Chapter, like all the Chapters in The Vinyl Record Collection of Stories, Volume I, will give You that Reason.
Trevor Carte was on a break at Ricky's Records in North Belle Vernon, a borough in Western Pennsylvania, when he read an article about the Voyager I in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He decides to share the story with his son Trey, who is six. On their back porch on Water Street, Trevor sets a telescope Read more [...]
book release!
Super Special Summer Book Release!
The Vinyl Record Collection of Stories, Volume I is a coming-of-age story about Trey Carte, his social timeline—a soundtrack of ten chapters, and the budding relationship with his dad. This compelling collection of stories is set in the borough of Belle Vernon, located in Western Pennsylvania.The time is 1977 at a small house on Water Street. A place where the wealth of rich music, a vast collection of vinyl, creates a unique cohesiveness for Trey and his Read more [...]
Flora, Fauna, & Philosophy
A Travel Journal by Mitchell Phillips McCrady
Chris Joseph Stancato
Pittsburgh to Cadiz: What's the Difference Part One
The rite of travel is different for all those who step in a new direction. The traveler, wayfarer, vagabond, hobo, and gadabout take the terra incognita like a parched soul—quenching for drops of pastoral panoramas and clenching with fists of hell-raising ramblings through cities.
Pittsburgh to Cadiz, Part 1, Mitchell Phillips McCrady
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¡Guns n’ Arepas! (A Miami Concert Story)
¡Guns N' Arepas!
Chaz Parito
looked at his watch then his phone while at a stop light. Both indicated that
it was six o’clock. He was late for his first date with a girl named Rica
Diego, a high school senior from Central. Chaz, a high school senior from
Sawgrass, met her at a book fair two weeks earlier in Miami.
His plan
was to take her to dinner at a Cuban restaurant in Miami. Then see the Guns N’
Roses concert at the Miami Marlin’s Baseball Field. However, the plan had peeled
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A to P Book Reviews are in…
"If you are looking for a good read, you won't go wrong with A to P. I look forward to the next novel from Chris Joseph Stancato.”
A to P is A Top Novel
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“I enjoyed this novel. I found the characters to be relatable. It's set at a nice pace that continues to pick up to make for an exciting climax. An easy read the words and story flows.” Daslickest
“What a wild ride you travel as you read A Read more [...]
A to P
A to P
I've written a compelling story, a novel that is available on Amazon as a paperback or an ebook.
"I sensed their differences when they were younger. One was lively and assertive. The other was serious and timid." A to P is a drama about two brothers, their conflict, and an engaging timeline.
Stephan Bailey: A Valise of Doubt
Stephan Bailey: A Valise of Doubt
“You’ve got this all wrong,” Tim Derr said to his best friend of thirty years, Stephan Bailey who sat next to him on a stool at a tavern in Miami called, 305 Brass. “First and foremost compadre, as a person who has known you the most, and the best wingman that a guy looking for a girl could ask for—it’s not a blind date.”
“Remember when Tara and I went to an all-inclusive in Key West?” Tim asked.
“Of course,” Stephan said.
“Well, Read more [...]
A Delivery from Dorothy Jane
A Delivery from Dorothy Jane
Black and White Movies
Big Band Music
Stories about her childhood:
The lonely air in Lowber,
No joy in Charleroi.
Met a man from Monessen,
“Virginia is for Lovers.”
Completed a Family in 1971 :
A corner house at Henry Street
In the borough of N. Belle Vernon.
I recall (those vivid 14 years)
What I want to recall …
An artist, a baker, a craft maker.
I waited for mom to watch
Black and White Movies and
Listen to Big Band Music—
Stories about my Read more [...]