Bruce T. Petro

A boy's coming of age; a summer job; a helping hand ... of sorts. These are the winning stories from the 2015 Creative Writer's Notebook Short Story Contest. The Honorable Mention short stories are just as diverse. Discover: -A friendship lost; a doctor's timing; a boy's regret; a memory tree- -A recipe; a day for fishing; a legend; understanding golf- -A job interview; a first impression; an unexpected guardian- -A 'what if'; an memory book; war games; a devious play- -A question; a crisis of flight; the holiday; a grandfather's concern; - -And a veteran's memory Journeys IX presents characters, plots, and emotions in a variety of genres that lead the reader into the fertile imaginations of these award-winning authors.