Chris McClelland, Author

  The excerpt below is from A CONTRITE SPIRIT, an epic novel I have been working on for four plus years.  Please give me any feedback you like.  Thank you! “The Ghost of Provo Canyon” Hyrum hated days like today. They reminded him too much of those October days in the forest in France. The chill, so frosty to the marrow. Each flash of lightening he saw gun shots aimed at him. When the thunder boomed, he jumped. Water dripped off of his porch roof and it was slow spinning and maddening. He could not imagine ever feeling whole again. “Captain!” He called out. “Rainsford!” He looked into the murk across the street. “Sergeant Horne, take that damn trench!” His voice was hoarse and squeaky from shouting. “Silence those Hun guns.” An older man holding an umbrella and walking a Great Dane stopped on the sidewalk in front of Hyrum. Looked at him quizzically. “Can I help you, son?” “You can reinforce that trench across the way, soldier. More reinforcements should be coming in anytime. Ask Horne

  A happy June day to you my readers!  I got some particularly good news in the mail today, from the VA, where I was one of the vets to be chosen to be awarded a bronze medal in Creative Writing, Short Story Category.  It is quite an honor and came in the mail out of the blue today.  It's always gratifying to be recognized for your hard work.   The story was adapted from a longer piece, a novel I am working on called A CONTRITE SPIRIT, that follows a vet of WW I called Hyrum and his family members through the twentieth century.  A Mormon family epic about survival and the bonds of family.

If you have questions about all the deaths and disabilities in the wake of the administering of the still not adequately tested CoVID jab, especially in the last few years, you may be interested in the title story of my latest short story collection.  I've been told over the years how the quality and skill demonstrated in my short fiction has gotten better and better, but please, judge for yourself.  I hope you avail yourself of a free digital copy this weekend and enjoy the read. Cheers! click