Gary Porter
If you can believe it, I'm a published author now. What?!? I wrote a story, and somebody actually liked it enough to make it into a book. Wooo!! Sparrow is a 66-page novella published through Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers. It's about a family ripped apart by addiction. So I'm not gonna lie, it's, like, super sad. But I promise, it gets more hopeful as the story goes on. In some ways, it's about finding hope even in tragedy. Anyway, here's all the places on the internet where you can check it on and purchase it if you'd like...
Wipf and Stock:
https://wipfandstock.com/search-results/?keyword=sparrow+gary+porter
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Reviews
Check out what people are saying about Sparrow
"In Sparrow, Gary Porter tells the compelling story of a family fractured by addiction. While this story ultimately ends on a hopeful note, he does not sugar coat the characters or their situation. Instead, he offers a world of grit and grief and an unflinching portrayal of addiction. Set primarily in rural western Pennsylvania, the novel faithfully renders both the hard-pressed lives of the inhabitants and the beauties of the landscape."
Dr. Eric Potter, Professor of English, Grove City College
"Pastor Judah Greeves admits to his wife, 'The whole of creation's a bad sign, Esther.' In Gary Porter's Sparrow, Judah and Esther suffer a crisis of faith, a deteriorating marriage, and financial woes. Together, though, they embark on a quest to find and save their daughter. Porter's exceptional storytelling is buttressed by insightful imagery that portrays lives on the brink but ones worth living when driven by purpose, honesty, forgiveness, and love."
Mike Catello, Adjunct Professore of General Education, South College
"A haunting story of redemption, growth, and love. Gary’s prose is as spare as the bone-dry world his protagonist inhabits, yet his journey to find his addiction-plagued daughter is beautifully rendered. A must-read for parents who find themselves at odds with their growing children and don’t understand how their own actions contribute to the alienation. And the ending shows God’s love and forgiveness so movingly… this one stayed with me long after I closed the cover."
Dr. Sally Mounts