The days of small family farm life in rural America are quickly fading to memory. Story-tellers like PJA Fullerton mean to keep them alive. The iconic red gravel roads of Marathon County lead past idyllic farms and fields, across tall rolling hills and through forests of majestic white pines and ancient maples. RED ROAD REDEMPTION: COUNTRY TALES FROM THE HEART OF WISCONSIN is an unforgettable collection of short stories filled with haunting characters, both human and animal, overflowing with thought-provoking drama, humor, and nostalgia. Take an unquiet walk in the woods, peer through a poignant lens at disappearing family farms, all seasoned with triumph and tragedy. Encounter the Unseen Menace, the Old Grey Mare, and a distinctive terrier named Dickens. Meet the Forest Witch, grieve in the hay loft of a magnificent barn.
These stories are about the lives lived beside those roads that connect, but can also divide neighbors, and for some, can become rare paths leading to the redemption of dignity and spirit. “Sometimes clever, sometimes heartbreaking, but always lyrical,” Maggie Smith, author of Truth and Other Lies says, “Fullerton’s stories explore the intricacies of the human heart as her characters cope with the challenges life brings their way in the often-neglected rural settings of the vast Midwest. She writes with an honesty, empathy, and grace that will engage your intellect at the same time it touches your soul.”
AUTHOR: PAMELA FULLERTON is the middle sibling in a family of
fifteen P.K.s (Preacher’s Kids). She began her advanced education at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison at age fifteen and eventually secured a law
degree. She pursued careers in education in a juvenile prison and
Administrative Law after youthful stints as a stock car driver and Go-Go
dancer. She is co-producer of the documentary “Honor in the Air,” about the
life of an unsung American and Wisconsin Vietnam Era military hero. Fullerton
lives on her farm near Wausau where she breeds and trains Arabian and
Thoroughbred performance and endurance racehorses.
