The Black Bear

Here is another short story – Click the recent post on the right with this title to get to the link. Enjoy! THE BLACK BEAR

The Apple Tree

I have decided to start my posting of writings with a family-friendly story.  The Apple Tree depicts the importance of  this common fruit in early American history. I will be adding new stories weekly, on Mondays, from a variety of genres.  I hope you enjoy my stories and continue to visit my blog to read

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Major Accomplishment – UPDATED

I was reflecting on my writing today and realized I have accumulated 780,000 plus written words since I began my writing career.  This has resulted in my six published works, and over 170 short stories which are unpublished at this time. I have decided to share some of my shorter works here on my blog

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Plants and Nature

As you may have read, I greatly enjoy gardening and getting out in nature.  Am so glad spring has arrived, or at least returned after a week of winterlike weather.  Thought I would share a spring bloom, a promise of good things to come.  Check back to see what else I have found of interest.

In the works

Hi!  If you have read my work, you know five of the books are related, set in the same location with characters being added with each new story.  Although I have created a series, each one stands alone.  If you want to read them in order, start with The Call of the North, as the

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Visiting my hometown library

Here I am donating my collection of books to the public library in Norwood, Ontario, where I grew up and graduated from high school.

Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome. My name is William Stanley, author of The Spirit of the North, The Call of the Yukon, Grey Wolf and Rose, A Collection of Short Stories and The Call of the North. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my books. This project is very special to me,

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