Thirteen Miles North of Nelson

Moore has done it again in this compelling third volume, Thirteen Miles North of Nelson, where both the simplicity and complexity of life in the far reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula push the reader beyond the rugged geography where extremes are more than metaphorical. In these eleven short stories, the reader is often brought to tears of triumph and waves of hilarious laughter as his characters plunge through the wilderness of emotions rarely exposed in conventional literature. This collection breaks many barriers that would frighten many novice writers. If Moore thinks it, he writes it. The word daunting doesn’t seem to be in his vocabulary. These stories have been called parables with a purpose, although that purpose at times seems licentious. A good read for the adult mind. 'Michigan’s Upper Peninsula breeds a particularly gifted group of writers. One of these is Hilton Everett Moore, who lives in a remote corner of the wilderness where he quietly writes. In Moore’s latest collection of short stories, he transports us, again, to the mythical village of Nelson. From page one, we have no doubt that this collection constitutes a treasure, its characters so odd and endearing that they step off the page and make a place in our hearts.' -- Sue Harrison, author of The Midwife’s Touch'As someone born and raised in Upper Michigan, the characters that Hilton Everett Moore writes about in Thirteen Miles North of Nelson, Volume III are familiar to me. They walk the walk of people’s lives in the remote, rugged Upper Peninsula. Moore’s stories ring true and are told with empathetic realism, specific to the UP, yet also a microcosm of life for working-class Americans.' --Rick Gould, classic film blogger'...I would recommend North of Nelson to anyone who appreciates the harsh and unforgiving landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and how the land carves out the psyche of its denizens to the same degree that they try to conquer nature itself. The setting and landscape of Hilton Everett Moore’s universe in these books will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has lived in or loved the region.' -- Victor R. Volkman, Marquette Monthly.From Silver Mountain Presswww.SilverMountainPress.com 6