April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • When the truth hurts

    I was in the veterinarian’s office the other day having a lump on my Boston terrier’s leg looked at when a woman, her six-year-old daughter, and their large dog came in.  The little girl was taken with my Molly and asked if she could pet her. “Sure,” I replied. “What’s her name?” “Molly.  See all…

  • Little House by the Football Stadium

    When I was about four we moved into town, which was the tiny city of Van about five miles away from where we had been out in the country.  The little old house my parents rented sat on a corner across from the local high school football stadium.  Across the street lived the Perrys and…

  • When Grandchildren are Jealous

    I had a wonderful Mother’s Day.   What made mine extra special is that I had both of my grandchildren here at the same time.  My son and daughter came to a family lunch at my parents’ home with their spouses and my grandchildren, and I couldn’t have been happier.  They couldn’t have given me a…

  • My Love/Hate Relationship with Spring

    Ah, spring.  I would bet thousands of poems have been written extolling the virtues of spring, the beautiful flowers, budding trees, warmer temperatures, singing birds, and frisky wildlife.  Who doesn’t enjoy all those things? Unfortunately, here in East Texas, spring brings some unpleasantness with it as well.  Yes, I know, you people up north get…

  • May I recommend. . .

    If you need a good suspense with some romance thrown in, may I recommend the novel Night Keeper.  It just so happens that I wrote it, and it has been selected by Venture Galleries as their Featured Book of the Week! Check it out! Available at Amazon.com. Also visit my website:  www.aprilnunncoker.com XOXO