The 2025 Louisiana Authors Posse Collection of Diverse Short Stories

The 2025 Louisiana Posse presents its latest anthology of diverse short stories. The collection includes Time Passages (2 volumes), Celebrating the Short Story, Over the Moon Travel Treasures, 2020 Vision, Coming of Age, Second Chances, and Our Abiding Heritage, all of which have contributed significantly to advancing the craft of Christian fiction writing. This year’s publication is the collaboration of thirteen authors, producing the outstanding collection of fourteen diverse short stories you’re now viewing. C.D. Sutherland’s Last Quarter is an intergenerational family drama about an elderly Don Carlos who wants to finish his days sharing his life stories with his grandson, Jake. After Don’s doctor convinces his well-meaning son to take away his father’s cigars, generational bonds are stretched to their poignant limits. In Jann Franklin’s Small Town Spy, a trip to the post office uncovers a mysteryfor Jen, Maggie, and Ev. Is their small town’s newest resident a spy, a criminal, or something else? Join this sleuthing trio as they solve a twisty mystery with quirky characters and a lot of humor. Bruce Hennigan’s In Darwin We Trust reveals a future in which religion has been outlawed and copies of the Bible have been destroyed. Even in the midst of peril, hope endures. His This One Thing sees two sisters fighting over the remains of their late aunt until one sister discovers one thing worth fighting for. In Carole Lehr Johnson’s The Weight of Pride, Judith’s dream job at a historic manor is threatened when she clashes with her infuriatingly handsome co-worker. Marguerite Martin Gray’s Hope On The Horizon reveals that Louis, while educated and smart, lacks the title and wealth to succeed in 18th-century France. So, he ventures to the other side of the world, hoping to find God’s purpose in his life. Tina Middleton’s Spread Your Wings is the story of a young woman who breaks free from the suffocating phobias that hold her back. She meets a new friend and learns how to live boldly and fearlessly. Calvin Hubbard’s Another Opportunity puts you into the life of a young man who experienced rejection, forgiveness, and reconciliation as he chooses to joyfully serve the one who hurt him years before. In Jonni Rich’s The Journey Before Us, after a brutal attack by a patient at the halfway house where she works, Erin is forced to confront more than just her physical wounds when her ex-husband, Paul, rushes to her side and old feelings resurface. Mary Lou Cheatham’s Tennis Bracelets opens with Emily Baker, a single mother struggling to pay medical bills, and her two young daughters trying to help her. Meanwhile, Lyell Westmoreland, a man looking for a soulmate, gets more than he ordered. Susan Hiers Foster’s At The CONOCO shows how a sudden snowstorm in the Rockies delays a young woman’s return from vacation. When she and an angry snowplow driver confront each other, an unlikely romance ignites, leading to the healing of old wounds. Donna M. Copeland’s Intertwined is a story about a young man’s difficult childhood and overcoming his past with honesty and courageous decisions. In Cindy Chandler Pye’s Cricket, Annie learns, through her horse named Cricket, that she needs to mature in character traits of loyalty, self-discipline, honesty, and selflessness. The horse becomes the teacher. Susan Elise Shell’s debut story, Light Visible and Invisible, follows Della’s spiritual journey from unresolved grief to acceptance as she learns to let go of her sadness and reach outward. C.D. Sutherland