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Moose Mash and Other Stories

Written By Mary Hitchcock Cone, Published by Folkheart Press
Big Blend Radio Interview with Chis Cone, pictured
(Mary Hitchcock Cone's Daughter)

What do you do when a moose gets loose in your shoe store? What do you say to someone who is being shipped out to war? Answers to these questions and more abound in this collection of literary short stories by author Mary Hitchcock Cone.

Moose Mash and Other Stories celebrates the choices people make in the most common as well as the most extraordinary circumstances. Each of the 10 easy to read stories shines a light on the humanity in heroic and non-heroic moments of everyday life. In this way they affirm values we all hold dear. Here honesty and hard work are important, and love and justice do matter. So does humor.

Punctuated with irony and laughter that is balanced by poignant images of lives and loves won and lost, this well-paced book represents the publishing debut for this 88-year-old short story and mystery novel writer, who began her writing career in mid-life.

“This collection of work represents decades of work and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. It has been an honor to work with Mary and her daughters Chris and Lucinda Cone to bring this book to you, the reader,” said Karen Pierce Gonzalez, Publisher, FolkHeart Press.

Cone, a long-time member of a writer’s group formed by students of Anne Lamott, is considered to be a short story master with a close lens on human nature, perfect pitch, and a many octave range. Her colleagues note in the book’s foreword: “She can write about anything from any point of view — be it ghosts, moose, or men.…Her stories are filled with emotion. Her voice is direct, honest, and spare, infused with that wonderfully wry wit.… [She is] a gifted writer with natural warmth, a refreshing lack of artifice, and ease in herself.”

Moose Mash and Other Stories is available at Amazon (Amazon.com), Barnes and Noble (BarnesandNoble.com) and at Folkheart Press (FolkHeartPress.com).

Folkheart Press, a boutique publisher located in Northern California, specializes in personal narratives and original folklore material.

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Chris Cone discusses her mother Mary Hitchcock Cone's writing career and book 'Moose Mash and Other Short Stories'