NEVERLAND, OHIO
Neverland, Ohio is a novel about all matters of love and death, family and friends. What begins as a love triangle between brothers Sam and Ben and their neighbor Anna becomes a profound coming-of-age story when Ben is killed in a hit and run accident. (2011)
Read a sample chapter: "Neverland, Ohio"
THERE ARE PHASES TO THESE THINGS
A collection of 100 poems. (2011)
Read a sample poem: "There are Phases to These Things"
A collection of 100 poems. (2011)
Read a sample poem: "There are Phases to These Things"
BLACK OHIO SKIES
Black Ohio Skies is a series of fourteen linked stories inspired by Counting Crows song lyrics. (2011)
**Check out the playlist on Spotify**
Read a sample story: "Omaha" (based on the song by the same title)
Black Ohio Skies is a series of fourteen linked stories inspired by Counting Crows song lyrics. (2011)
**Check out the playlist on Spotify**
Read a sample story: "Omaha" (based on the song by the same title)
SOBRIETY (And 49 Other Fine Stories)
The 50 best short stories selected from the With a Little Help from My Friends blog project where friends wrote the first lines and I took it from there. (2013)
Read a sample story: "To the Sun"
THE BREAKUP YEAR
Drawing from the Sing-Along 2015 Blog, this work of nonfiction chronicles my very personal journey away from a toxic and destructive decade-long relationship while exploring the meaning of truth, the meaning of kindness, and the meaning of love. Writing the poems, essays, and pieces of fiction that turned into this book helped me learn more than I ever thought possible -- and its universal themes may also help you. (2016) This book is available for Kindle only.
Read the Forward to The Breakup Year here.
Drawing from the Sing-Along 2015 Blog, this work of nonfiction chronicles my very personal journey away from a toxic and destructive decade-long relationship while exploring the meaning of truth, the meaning of kindness, and the meaning of love. Writing the poems, essays, and pieces of fiction that turned into this book helped me learn more than I ever thought possible -- and its universal themes may also help you. (2016) This book is available for Kindle only.
Read the Forward to The Breakup Year here.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
One Cleveland Indians fan's 2016 MLB Postseason Yearbook -- see the month of October (and early November) unfold through the love of baseball. (2016) This title is available in paperback only.
Read a sample chapter here: "U is for Unbelievable"
One Cleveland Indians fan's 2016 MLB Postseason Yearbook -- see the month of October (and early November) unfold through the love of baseball. (2016) This title is available in paperback only.
Read a sample chapter here: "U is for Unbelievable"
A SOMERVILLE LOVE STORY:
Part One: January - June
& Part Two: July - December
Callie and Rachel are two thirty-something cousins that are better known as "the twins," and they are both on the verge of a life-changing year. In this incredible -- and, oh my, dramatic -- story weaving through ghosts of the pasts, the challenges of the present, and their hope for the future, this novel works to answer the age old question: can men and women be friends? (Part One: 2018, Part Two: 2019)
Read a sample here: an excerpt from January
Part One: January - June
& Part Two: July - December
Callie and Rachel are two thirty-something cousins that are better known as "the twins," and they are both on the verge of a life-changing year. In this incredible -- and, oh my, dramatic -- story weaving through ghosts of the pasts, the challenges of the present, and their hope for the future, this novel works to answer the age old question: can men and women be friends? (Part One: 2018, Part Two: 2019)
Read a sample here: an excerpt from January
SAY YOU'LL LOVE ME...And Other One Acts
Features previously unpublished works of short fiction...and a one act play called "Say You'll Love Me." Yes, the title is intentionally cheeky. What are you, new?? Anyway, this collection has it all. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll be mesmerized by the magic of the human heart. Give this one some love, y'all. (2020)
Read a sample: "Guided Hypnosis #26"
Features previously unpublished works of short fiction...and a one act play called "Say You'll Love Me." Yes, the title is intentionally cheeky. What are you, new?? Anyway, this collection has it all. You'll laugh, you'll think, you'll be mesmerized by the magic of the human heart. Give this one some love, y'all. (2020)
Read a sample: "Guided Hypnosis #26"
Each title available for Kindle and Paperback
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tim o'brien
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