These are just a handful of the short stories published in this outstanding anthology from Accentuate Writers.

Elements of the Soul will take readers on a journey as diverse as the writers themselves, and as emotional as the touch of a child's hand or the slap of a love gone wrong.

In the pages of this book, readers will find death, devastation and loss; they will also find hope, friendship and faith. The entire gamut of emotions will be run in this anthology, leaving no feeling unturned, no relationship unexamined, no heart untouched, all told in bite-sized portions to satisfy the most voracious reading hunger. 

We all have a Box of Letters somewhere, whether metaphoric or literal, where we store those moments of our past. In the past, we might find we get a Second Chance, or we might meet our Destiny in the future. With The Ring and The Gift we learn that times is often immutable, and perhaps that nothing is quite what it seems, especially when we're afraid to look too deeply.

These are but a handful of the fifteen (15) exceptional and hand-picked winning short stories from the Accentuate Writers quarterly contests. Also included are ten (10) of our poets' best poems entered into the same contest themes.

We know you'll enjoy the suspense, drama, love, fear, and hope in these engaging bite-sized portions of fiction to appease your reading hunger.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Each author and poet fought fierce competition in the Accentuate Writers short story contest to win a coveted spot in the Elements of Time anthology, based on the themes: Past, Present, Future.

Authors: Lindsay Maddox, Rissa Watkins, M. Lori Motley, Andi Caldwell, Steven Thor Gunnin, Jo Brielyn, Lucinda Gunnin, Nancy Smith Gibson, Linda St. Cyr, Cathy Graham

Poets: L.L. Darroch, Felicity Tillack, Jennifer Wright, Lucinda Gunnin, Andi Caldwell

Elements of Life: Birth, Life, Death: Now available for pre-order. Get your copy today and we'll mail it to you the day after the authors receive their copies! Not only do you get the book before all your friends who wait to order, but you'll also get it at the cheapest price we'll ever offer it and you'll get a free matching bookmark! Order yours right away and we'll also throw in a credit for enough to buy one of our digital downloads on Smashwords for free too (we'll send you a coupon code when we confirm your order!) You can't beat this deal!

Every rhythm is defined by beats and pauses. If life is a cyclic rhythm, the beats that define it are the basic elements: Birth, Life, Death—and all the stages in between.

Winners of the Accentuate Writers Short-Story Contest present his or her own interpretation of the refrains heard played by the Elements of Life. From Katherine Shaye’s story of a young woman fighting the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease to Robert Arend’s tale of a woman trying desperately to make a deeper impression on life to Jo Brielyn’s heart-wrenching rendition of survival, love, and loyalty, there are codas, arias, and lilts to appeal to all tastes.

Exceptional poetry lyrically garnishes the pages as the perfect palate cleanser between the main courses, lending to the literary value of this volume. With a foreword from Rissa Watkins, who recently battled against cancer for her life, we kick off the anthology on a high note that keeps us flipping pages until the last tone fades with the last word on the last page of the Elements of Life.