Beach Days

by Nancy Sakaduski

A researcher who conducts a project to find romance and encounters an unexpected variable, a woman seeking solitude who learns that things aren’t always as they appear, a man who gets postcards seemingly from his dead wife, and a couple of elderly ladies who break out of the old-age home for one last fling in Rehoboth—these are just a few of the engaging characters you will meet in this entertaining collection of beach reads set in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The 24 short stories in this anthology are as varied and pleasurable as Rehoboth itself. You needn’t have been to Rehoboth to enjoy this book, but those who know this popular beach town are in for a special treat, as they will recognize the restaurants, inns, streets, and activities mentioned in the stories and be able to relive their own beach day memories.

252 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2015

About the author

Nancy Sakaduski has published 100+ articles and 24 books. She co-wrote Scientific English with Robert A. Day. Most recently, she authored How to Write Winning Short Stories, which is based on her experiences running the Rehoboth Beach Reads Short Story Contest and working with dozens of writers to perfect their short stories.

Nancy has a B.A. in Communications from the University of Maryland and an Executive M.B.A. from Loyola College. She currently resides in Chadds Ford, PA, and Lewes, DE.

In 2012 she founded Cat & Mouse Press (http://catandmousepress.com), a small regional publishing company, to create books that are engaging, entertaining, or just plain fun. The company publishes short story anthologies, beach reads, children's books, and regional journals. Cat & Mouse Press also publishes collections of short stories selected by a panel of judges from entries to an annual competition.

AWARDS: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Award for Nonfiction, 1995, for article "Mapping the Mind"; Best Social Studies Book of the Year designation from Society of School Librarians International, 2003 CALIFORNIA COLLECTION. Passport to History: Ancient Greece named best social studies book for the year 2000 by the Society of School Librarians International. The Beach House was awarded a first place for editing in 2014 by Delaware Press Association and a national first place by the National Federation of Press Women. A Rehoboth ABC received a first place for children's fiction in 2014 from Delaware Press Association.

Reviews

[Cassandra Ulrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beach Days is a fun collection of stories by many local writers in many different genres. "Face-to-Face(book)" and "Second Wind" are two of my favorites.