This book is largely the work of three months – those being the last three I spent at Michigan State University earning my Bachelor of Arts in English. Think of it as my dissertation. A collection of small works meant to amuse, surprise, disturb, enrich and explode your head.
Read three stories for free online:
Hole Sale,
Jesse,
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By Grant Martin
Oct 15, 2009
"Kudos for Clayton's Secret Notebook" Clayton’s Secret Notebook is a great alternative to your iPod for the plane, bus, subway, or anyplace that provides you with a small but significant chunk of free time. Adam Holwerda serves up 15 short stories and poems (mostly stories) in easy-to-digest bites that go down like so many sliders after a month-long diet of spinach and broccoli. Not to suggest that Holwerda’s work is the literary equivalent of fast food—in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Clayton’s Secret Notebook is filled with timeless tales that will entertain you, enlighten you, and stir your imagination. When was the last time your iPod did all that? So if you’ve been telling yourself that it’s time to start reading again, Clayton’s Secret Notebook may be just what you’ve been waiting for. Think of it as a gateway drug to a more serious reading habit. Oh, and I almost forgot: The very last chapter in this book, “The Idea Jar,” gives the reader a unique... More > behind-the-curtain peek at the author’s thought process regarding each of the previous chapters. Here’s hoping that more writers follow Adam Holwerda’s lead on this—he could very well be at the forefront of a trend with this approach.< Less
