On the Front Porch

About the Book

The American front porch has been known throughout generations as a popular stage for family events. No matter what earthen patch of the country a house actually sits upon, its front porch is like an outside room where the dramas of life take place. The porch weathers storms and sunshine, but it is the inhabitants of the house that really make it breathe.

These short stories recall events that occur over a 100-year span on the same front porch in a tiny South Alabama town. The porch becomes a source of pride, a place of refuge, and a space where families gather in times of sorrow as well as joy.

The house is a reality; the stories may as well be.

About the Author

Donna-Marie L. Crocker lives with her husband and their two children in her hometown of Pine Apple, Alabama. They own and operate a country store. Their two-story, double front porch house is built on the same site where a hundred year old house stood before it was struck by lightening and burned.