U.P. Reader -- Volume #7

Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World

Mikel B. Classen, Deborah K. Frontiera, Mikel B. Classen, Deborah K. Frontiera

• Publisher: Modern History Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781615997336
• eBook ISBN: 9781615997350
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: North American Literary Collections
• Index: Literature

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.

The sixty short works in this 7th annual volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Soo. Every page is rich with descriptions of the characters and culture that make the Upper Peninsula worth living in and writing about. U.P. writers span genres from humor to history and from science fiction to poetry. This issue also includes imaginative fiction from the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Award winners, honoring the amazing young writers enrolled in all of the U.P.'s schools.

Featuring the words of Mikel B Classen, Sharon Kennedy, Ellen Lord, Deborah K Frontiera, Bill Sproule, Maria Vezzetti Matson, Tamara Lauder, Tyler R Tichelaar, Emilie Lancour, M Kelly Peach, Richard Hill, Roslyn McGrath, Becky Ross Michael, Julie Dickerson, John Adamcik, August Whitney, Tricia Carr, Elizabeth Fust,Ninie Gaspariani Syarikin, Mack Hassler, Donna Searight Simons, Leigh Mills, Raymond Luczak,J L Hagen, Nina Craig,Art Curtis, Brandy Thomas,Kathleen Carlton Johnson, Chris Kent, Ben Bohnsack, Edd Tury, Allan Koski,Jaclyn Jukkala, Lilli Gast, Miah Billie, Halle Wakkuri, Serah Oommen, and Betty Harriman.

"Funny, wise, or speculative, the essays, memoirs, and poems found in the pages of these profusely illustrated annuals are windows to the history, soul, and spirit of both the exceptional land and people found in Michigan's remarkable U.P. If you seek some great writing about the northernmost of the state's two peninsulas look around for copies of the U.P. Reader.
--Tom Powers, Michigan in Books

"U.P. Reader offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!"
--Sonny Longtine, author of Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

"As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent."
--Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of Mother Earth Father Sky

The U.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Cover: “Painesdale Rock Shaft House #4” by Mikel B. Classen
• Janet by Sharon Kennedy
• Quale and Agnes by Sharon Kennedy
• Memory Trails by Ellen Lord
• Two Riders by Ellen Lord
• The Giant Flower by Deborah K. Frontiera
• Spring Haiku Trio by Deborah K. Frontiera
• Charles Uksila: From Calumet to a Career in Hockey and Figure Skating by Bill Sproule
• Michigan’s Dogman by Maria Vezzetti Matson
• Captive Spirit by Tamara Lauder
• The Wonder of Snow by Tamara Lauder
• Expanding Horizons – Seeking Harmony by Tamara Lauder
• Victorian Nightmare by Tyler R. Tichelaar
• Worth Fighting For by Emilie Lancour
• Dying Autumn White by M. Kelly Peach
• In Echoless Regions by M. Kelly Peach
• Bestseller by Richard Hill
• The Robin’s Nest by Richard Hill
• White Knuckles/Black Wheels by Richard Hill
• Mail Order Ministry by Roslyn McGrath
• Recipe by Roslyn McGrath
• Shelf Life by Becky Ross Michael
• A Call in The Night by Julie Dickerson
• Lost and Here/House of Autism by Julie Dickerson
• Michigamme Grades by John Adamcik
• Onward, Inward, Upward, Home by John Adamcik
• Softer Echoes of a Frozen Roar by John Adamcik
• The Bottom of the Cider Barrel by August Whitney
• Free in the Harbor by August Whitney
• Final Irony by Tricia Carr
• soft forest symphony by t. kilgore splake
• we love it by t. kilgore splake
• those who stayed by t. kilgore splake
• Astronautical: A Yooper Translates the Song of the Space Whales by Elizabeth Fust
• A Yooper Wonder in My Backyard by Ninie Gaspariani Syarikin
• On the Death of Two Finn Patriarchs by Mack Hassler
• Innovations on History by Mack Hassler
• Ghosts in the Calumet Theatre by Donna Searight Simons
• Vicarious Vacationer by Leigh Mills
• Bricks across West Oak Street by Raymond Luczak
• Colonial Skateland by Raymond Luczak
• Gogebic County Fairgrounds by Raymond Luczak
• Two Bells by J. L. Hagen
• The Frost Line by Nina Craig
• Letters to Harrison #11 by Art Curtis
• Letters to Harrison #32 by Art Curtis
• Letters to Harrison #37 by Art Curtis
• Way Leads on to Way A Choose Your Own Adventure Story by Brandy Thomas
• Art Fair Summer by Kathleen Carlton Johnson
• April in the U.P. by Kathleen Carlton Johnson
• Keepsakes by Chris Kent
• Massive by Ben Bohnsack
• Dead Tree Standing by Ben Bohnsack
• In Camp by Edd Tury
• The Gift by Allan Koski
• U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 4th Annual U.P. Notable Books List
• Young U.P. Author Section
• The Window by Jaclyn Jukkala
• Azalea Tea and Other Poisons by Lilli Gast
• Shadows of the Mind by Miah Billie
• The Karate Club by Halle Wakkuri
• Overcoming Hardships in Life by Serah Oommen
• Mushroom by Betty Harriman
• Author Bios
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• Comprehensive Index of U.P. Reader Volumes 1 through 7