Gathered Around The Campfire

Celebrate the Great Outdoors Whether your idea of camping is in a tiny tent, a luxury RV, or somewhere in between, nothing beats having fun with family and friends in the fresh air. Relive favorite memories of childhood vacations and get excited for future outdoor adventures with these humorous and heartwarming recollections from bestselling author and camping enthusiast Melody Carlson. Pack your gear and hit the road with Melody as you encounter Campfire Connections—how a simple offer of firewood sparks a friendship. Lolly the Bear—an unexpected guest with a sweet tooth pays a morning visit. The Worst Camping Trip Ever—a pregnant woman and a torrential downpour make for a hasty midnight departure. Best-Laid Plans—all it takes is one unhappy camper to spoil an outing. Fireworks on the Fourth—an explosive clash between generations ends with a promise of unconditional love Along the way, you’ll enjoy inspirational quotes and practical tips to make your next camping experience even “s’more” of a success. So gather ‘round and get ready for some unforgettable stories.

Celebrate the Great Outdoors Whether your idea of camping is in a tiny tent, a luxury RV, or somewhere in between, nothing beats having fun with family and friends in the fresh air. Relive favorite memories of childhood vacations and get excited for future outdoor adventures with these humorous and heartwarming recollections from bestselling author and camping enthusiast Melody Carlson. Pack your gear and hit the road with Melody as you encounter Campfire Connections—how a simple offer of firewood sparks a friendship. Lolly the Bear—an unexpected guest with a sweet tooth pays a morning visit. The Worst Camping Trip Ever—a pregnant woman and a torrential downpour make for a hasty midnight departure. Best-Laid Plans—all it takes is one unhappy camper to spoil an outing. Fireworks on the Fourth—an explosive clash between generations ends with a promise of unconditional love Along the way, you’ll enjoy inspirational quotes and practical tips to make your next camping experience even “s’more” of a success. So gather ‘round and get ready for some unforgettable stories.

Master storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp on how to tell a good story Gathering around a campfire, or the dinner table, we humans have always told stories. Through the stories we tell, we define our own identities and shape our understanding of the world. Master storyteller and bestselling author Richard Van Camp writes of the power of storytelling and its potential to transform both the speaker and the audience in Gather. Describing the elements required to make a story, he offers insights into how to read a room, how to capture the attention of listeners, how to create community through storytelling, and how to banish loneliness. A member of the Tlicho Dene First Nation, Van Camp includes stories from Elders whose wisdom influenced him. Praise for Richard Van Camp: "Stories and storytellers are an important part of what makes us human. Van Camp's stories, whether they feature light comedy, family discord and reconciliation or his vivid images of the legendary Wheetago monsters, revived by global warming and horrifically hungry for human flesh, are gifts to the reader." --Vancouver Sun "Van Camp is... a brilliant weaver of tales." --Quill & Quire

Fans of Scream and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will devour this "wholly chilling and unputdownable" horror debut (Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author). Be careful what stories you tell around the campfire . . . they just might come true. While camping in a remote location, Maddie Davenport gathers around the fire with her friends and family to tell scary stories. Caleb, the handsome young guide, shares the local legend of the ferocious Mountain Men who hunt unsuspecting campers and leave their mark by carving grisly antlers into their victims' foreheads. The next day, the story comes true. Now Maddie and her family are lost in the deep woods -- with no way out -- being stalked by their worst nightmares. Because there were other, more horrifying stories told that night -- and Maddie's about to find out just how they end . . .

The culmination of the Alpha Psi Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society's Honors in Action Project, this anthology brings together short stories and family tales from throughout the society's chapters. Each tale is unique as it is the personal tale of each of our members and memories they wish to perserve in an age of fading personal storytelling.

Poems on the themes of nature, music, nostalgia, love, and internal conflicts in 'Welcome to the campfire' invites the reader to delve into a tranquil contemplation about little inspirations that we all share, just like the campfire's warmth.

"A collection of writings about six of America's national parks (Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Zion, Yosemite, and Yellowstone National Parks) with introductory text and commentary by Dave and Ilyssa Kyu."--Provided by publisher.

Gather around the campfire for this collection of thirty creepy, crawly ghost tales.