"The Canteen" by Trevor Tipton

Family memories passed down through the generations can create fascinating stories. 

Eighteen-year-old Travis Tipton and his Indiana unit find themselves lost in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. It’s late 1863; the men are cold and they’re increasingly tired of the war. They’ve become separated from the main body of Union General Burnside’s army and need to find their way back. Travis has just gone off guard duty when the Confederates attack. The few Union soldiers are killed; Travis himself is shot directly in the heart and tumbles into the nearby stream.

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Some Wednesday Readings

 

5 Questions to Answer Before Writing a Book – Charlie Wetzel at Dan Reiland. 

 

Repeated Exposure is Important – Terry Whalin at The Writing Life.

 

“In Drear-Nighted December” by John Keats – Malcolm Guite.

 

Dana Gioia on Stephen Sondheim – Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker.