How Long to Read Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham

How Long Does it Take to Read Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 49 minutes to read Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham by Greg Stidham

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Dear Friends is a collection of diverse short stories, set in different locations with an array of interesting characters. Despite the diversity, author and retired pediatric intensivist Greg Stidham ties these stories together with a common thread. They all involve well-developed characters, most of whom are not perfect, but who persist in striving to be better. In the process, they discover through mostly chance encounters the redemption possible by even short-lived (or sometimes longer) relationships. For example: - A middle-aged man with a slowly progressive neurologic disorder embarks on a long, overland bus ride to a small town in North Dakota. On the way, he befriends a quirky, young woman with problems of her own. - A young mother loses her young toddler son in a tragic drowning incident and struggles to recover. She undergoes grief therapy, but mostly begins to heal by persistently pursuing her own way. - A young, intellectually challenged man volunteers to collect donations for the Salvation Army at Christmas time. While he jingles his belt of bells, he also astutely observes the customers entering and leaving the liquor store before which he sits. - An older man is awakened by bizarre sensations he does not understand, only to discover that when he awakens in a hospital, he has had a seizure. While hospitalized, he meets a kindly Irish Catholic priest, which leads to an improbable bond. - A teenaged boy is suddenly orphaned and goes to live with relatives in a small, Colorado mountain town. There, he begins a job helping to care for a man who is dying from cancer. The two develop a quietly growing relationship, and the boy discovers that the man is a well-known poet. These stories are poignant, provocative, sometimes humorous. But they all address, directly or obliquely, the magic that can happen when two people, even strangers, connect on a deeper level than is usually the case. An accomplished writer, Dr. Stidham has published a memoir, numerous pieces of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. His books include the memoir, Blessings and Sudden Intimacies: Musings of a Pediatric Intensivist (PathBinder Publishing 2021), and a poetry chapbook, Doctoring in Nicaragua (Finishing Line Press 2021).

How long is Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham?

Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham by Greg Stidham is 166 pages long, and a total of 42,496 words.

This makes it 56% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 52 minutes to read Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham aloud.

What Reading Level is Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham?

Dear Friends: Short Stories By Greg Stidham is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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