Columbus, OH -- (SBWire) -- 04/29/2015 --While short story collections have long been a staple of the literary landscape, both readers and critics are currently crying out for wholly-unique new narratives that don't succumb to recycling of the 'same old' concepts. Thankfully, Harriett Keene has stepped up to the plate with gusto – telling the story of a community's animals in an eerie, funny and even paranormal new light.
It's all wrapped up in 'The Animals After the Flood', part one of the 'Tales From Blue John Holler' trilogy.
Synopsis:
Set in the hills, valleys and forests of Southern Ohio, this quirky, sometimes hilarious and occasionally eerie collection of tales brings us the stories of Blue John Holler and those who reside there. Many souls live in and around the Holler -- some human, some animal, some vegetable.....and some not so easily defined.
When life happens, it happens to them all, in the fields and the houses, in the trees and the nests. In Blue John Holler, every life matters, as Harriett Keene reports on the residents, the events that befall them, and the unique ways they try to help each other play the best game with the hands they are dealt.
"I have observed the convention of stating that the events in the book were fictional, but the collective stories of the animals and their interactions with humans and the landscape around them are heavily influenced by reality," explains Keene. "Just like humans, these animals have a fascinating history that needs to be recorded and preserved. The animal world in itself is so deep and thought-provoking; we as humans can learn much from their existence."
Continuing, "The series will continue to tell the stories of pets, wildlife, animal rescue and even darker subjects such as murder and the supernatural. Blue John Holler is a wild and intriguing place, and a microcosm of both our planet and the human experience as a whole."
With the book's demand rapidly increasing, interested readers are urged to purchase their copies without delay.
'The Animals After the Flood: Tales From Blue John Holler' is available now: http://amzn.to/1DIeCrj
About Harriett Keene
Harriett Keene has been fascinated by animals from her earliest memory, and has spent her life witnessing animal-related events in her own life and the lives of those around her, collecting remarkable accounts of animal-related activities and experiences from newspapers, autobiographies, historical letters and other sources, and considering them the reports of a traveler who has no idea where home is, or who is awaiting word on how these fellow citizens have fared among the local population.
