For the Soul
(The Soul Series)
Memories and fiction fill this collection with humor, heartwarming compassion, and spine-tingling fright from the author’s own experiences and an imagination she can barely control.
Book Summary
For the Soul
Memories and fiction fill this collection with humor, heartwarming compassion, and spine-tingling fright from the author’s own experiences and an imagination she can barely control. Quilts, children, and dogs have always played a large part in the author’s life. Therefore, it is not surprising to find stories of warm quilts wrapped around her tales or tails.
A trait the reader discovers in Barbara’s writing is that much like life, nothing within the covers of this book will be what one expects.
What readers say about the book🧐
Beautiful stories about life, imagination and fun. There's even a great recipe in here for homemade chicken and noodles with homemade noodles. I'd never laughed reading a recipe before but I did when reading this one. It's told in such a delightful way you'll find yourself smelling the chicken cooking and wanting to hurry to sling that flour and mix in the eggs to make the noodles. These stories are heartwarming and are just the thing to curl up with on chilly nights, even on a hot summer day. Trust me, these are simply wonderful stories. I enjoyed them on a nightly basis, reading them as person bedtime stories. I loved them all but the story of the girl and the dust-bunny band, and the chicken noodle story stand out. This is a book I will read again. I highly recommend it to everyone. We live in a mixed-up world. Take a break. Read a short story by Barbara Daniels Dena.
Cynthia
About the Author
Barbara Daniels Dena
Barbara Daniels Dena is an indie author and influential writer of an eclectic collection of short stories that include many genres. Book one, “For the Soul: A Collection of Short Stories,” was released in August 2021, and book two, titled “One Soul’s Journey,” was released on Jan. 25th, 2023. Her books are available on Amazon Books, Amazon Kindle, and many fine online book sites.
The stories are almost a memoir of inspiring and unique stories of ‘good ole fashioned living,’ along with many humorous past and present memories that will tug on the heart, fictional tall tales, and some children’s tales delighting readers worldwide. Barbara began writing at an early age as a lover of “Make-Believe.” Today, her writing has developed from memories of family and ‘life unexpected with various compilations of events in her life, and her love of animals. She is willing to admit that her vivid imagination plays a role in her stories.
The author is an Illinois native who has lived in many places. As Barb says, I am like a free-spirited “Gypsy.” She has lived and worked in Illinois, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, and Georgia, but ultimately, returned home and settled back in the Quad Cities area of Illinois. She is a proud mother of two grown children. She was a business owner, ran a temporary employment agency, then transitioned into her passion for floral design, and opened two floral shops. When she isn’t writing, Barbara spends her free time oil painting and enjoys quilting, knitting, and reading. Her favorite book is “Death Be Not Proud” by John J. Gunther.
Her first love is her fur baby, a little Yorkie named Zoe. She continues to write from her cozy nook as she gazes over a pond full of geese and ducks. On many days it is more gazing than writing.
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Memories and fiction fill this collection with humor, heartwarming compassion, and spine-tingling fright from the author’s own experiences and an imagination she can barely control.