How Life's Turning Points Inspired a New Short Story Collection
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. - Californer -- Publisher, professor, professional editor—these are a handful of the many hats author Mary Vensel White wears, and it might just have something to do with why the twelve, award-winning short stories in her new collection focus on life's turning points.

Mary explains that she wrote these stories during a painful and tumultuous time—during the ending of a long marriage and her transition into a career in teaching, publishing, and writing. She says, "Of course, I knew I was unhappy in some ways and craving change, but I didn't realize how seismic it would be." The stories in the collection mirror these dramatic shifts.The author says the stories, "seemed to flow from one to the next, as though I was looking at something from many angles."

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A woman in a sleepy desert town unexpectedly jumps into the back of a stranger's pickup, an organized wife fights to keep her family together while managing her husband's mental illness, and in the title story, "Resonant Blue," an egotistical architect struggles to fully connect with everyone around him.

Resonant Blue and Other Stories, by Mary Vensel White, celebrates human pragmatism
and survival instincts, and the ability to always find a road not taken. No matter which turning points readers may have faced in their own lives, this collection is sure to speak straight to the heart and inspire contemplation and conversation.

Resonant Blue and Other Stories is available for preorder now and will be released on November 11, 2025. https://typeeighteenbooks.com/product/resonant-blue-and-other-stories/