Duane Simolke wrote The Acorn Stories, Degranon, Holding Me Together, The Return of Innocence (with Toni Davis), and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. He also edited and co-wrote the spin-off The Acorn Gathering, donating that book’s royalties to the American Cancer Society. Simolke lives in Lubbock, Texas, and received a Ph.D. in English from Texas Tech University.
09/08/2008
Duane Simolke’s gay-themed scifi novel previously received a StoneWall Society Pride in the Arts Award. It has also garnered rave reviews...
The Acorn Stories
This award-winning collection includes the following and more. "Acorn": When we arrive at the fictional West Texas town of Acorn, the narrative keeps shifting between Regina and Dirk, who both seek control over their relationship. "Flip, Turn": A different scene from the narrator's amusing but unproductive life comes to him every time he turns to swim in the opposite direction. "Keeping A Secret": A little boy wants to shield his mother and his little brother from a dangerous situation. "Survival": A young teacher clashes with his school's emphasis of uniformity over diversity and sports over academics.
Arts & Entertainment
