Silver Mountain Press Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Front cover of North of Nelson, Volume II: Stories of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, illustrated by Andreea Chele.

North of Nelson, Volume II

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...five compelling short stories from North of Nelson, Volume II, will captivate even the most jaded reader with frankness and audacity. Moore holds nothing back, no subject is out of bounds, no apologies are given, as he exposes stories of incest and lust, love, and hate.

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In the short story Cell Tower, Milly is beset with guilt over her incestuous relationship with her mentally deranged younger brother Edward. The story ends tragically, as a deputy sheriff pursues Edward to his remote cabin in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula where all three characters lives are entangled in a disturbing conclusion.

In the following story, Ditch Dog, the ignoble uncle of a sensitive nephew, Brian, engage in a strained explosive bond, between the pair, that ends in a heart-rendering death of Ellie, Brian's loyal dog.

In Ode to a Lone Wolf, Randy, a farmer struggles with a perennial problem of wolf predation of his cattle and his love for the local female DNR officer. Like life itself there is no easy answer as he finds himself at odds with his ex-wife and behind bars.

The rest of the stories from North of Nelson, Volume II, carry on from the previous volume and leave the reader wishing Moore would publish another set of gripping tales from the rugged Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Formats

Trade paperback

$21.95 Buy ISBN 978-1-7367449-1-8

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$32.95 Buy ISBN 978-1-7367449-3-2

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Stories

  1. The Cell Tower
  2. The Ditch Dog
  3. Ode to a Lone Wolf
  4. A Beast Called Fate
  5. Lust and Lightning

5 stories 190 pages 5 x 8 in 7.5 oz Published 2023 Cover and illustrations by Andreea Chele

Recognition

  • Editor's Choice, Euphemism (Illinois State University), for "A Silent Mistress"

What reviewers said

  • Hilton Moore writes in the Upper Peninsula and has done all the things right to capture narrative seriousness about the region. He landed a major review by the president of UPPAA for his first volume, and his themes and styles are reader-friendly. Mainly he works at story-telling about the UP and the first volume was listed as a Notable Book. Let us hope that this second volume of Nelson stories remains among the UP Notable Books. I think it has the polish and the seriousness to do just that.

    Donald M. HasslerEmeritus Professor of English and U.P. Reviewer

  • North of Nelson, Volume II illustrates the author's ability to convey a sense of time and place, weaving the characters through imaginative plots. The characters and style are a must read. Four stars!

    M.C. RajalaRetired, L.A.S.