Hiram Falls Sketches

The Original Opening to Hiram Falls

For several years, this was the opening to my novel; then two editors suggested I take a different tack. I agreed. But I still like this one.

May 27 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

A 17-year-old Hiram Falls girl keeps her thoughts tucked in her diary as she tries to make sense of a life of hardship, sadness ... and joy.

Jan 16 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

A country doctor, exhausted from his work, makes an emergency house call in the middle of the night, in the middle of the storm.

Jan 15 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

The story of a Hiram Falls woman whose life is saved by someone, though she is not sure who, or what, he was. Did she see it at all?

Jan 14 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

A Hiram Falls farmer tries to make sense of his life after the death of his son, a broken hip and the passing of his wife.

Jan 9 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

The story of a man and his remarkable recovery – and encounter – with the President of Nash Motors, a story of kindness and wonder.

Jan 9 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

Lucien and Amber

A story of two nearly invisible people of Hiram Falls who discover that the stars can sometimes conquer their shyness and hesitation.

Dec 17, 2024 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

The story of a young Hiram Falls woman with a flair for making doughnuts.

Jan 13, 2023 •

Geoffrey Gevalt

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