Short Stories by Octogenarian Writer

[K. A. Jordan]

Obituary for I. C. Talbot


Octogenarian I. C. Talbot released her short stories with the help of her daughter. The 358 stories have been sorted into 17 volumes. They are mostly women's fiction and will appeal to women of any age group.

The first short story "Turned Out" is on Smashwords (free), Kindle and Barnes and Noble for $.99.

Turned Out – Women's fiction, 9k Words

Julia was always a good kid. So why did she find her bags packed and on the sidewalk? Why had her family turned her out?


About the Author

Born in 1923 in the little town of North Kingsville, Ohio, and growing up in the Great Depression. I. C. Talbot went to a little school where she knew everyone for all twelve years. She graduated Valedictorian in a class of 13 students. She then went on to the Ashtabula Business College, the first woman in her family to seek higher education.

Her first job was as a typist, then she worked as a secretary for a firm of lawyers until the firm dissolved during WWII. From there she went to work for City Hall, until she landed a job with the New York Central Railroad. When it merged with the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1964, the Reclaimation Plant closed. From there she went to work for Union Carbide in their Linde` Division until she retired from there.

When the economy went south in the 1970's she bought and operated a tavern from 1971 to 1988, until she retired a second time. After her first retirement, she and her husband traveled in an RV, where she did the bulk of her writing. They finally settled in Kentucky when they could no longer travel and did not care to battle the northeastern Ohio winters.

With the help of her daughter, she has decided to e-publish her collection of over 230 short stories under the moniker of "Icy Road" short stories. She says of her writing: "I write pulp fiction. My stories are pure entertainment for women."  

Her daughter K. A. Jordan serves as her editor and publisher.

[Betsy the Quilter]

K.A.-

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[scl]

This sounds like an interesting collection of stories.   Are you going to put them out one at a time as with Turned Out or will some of them be in collections?   

[K. A. Jordan]

I'm seriously considering my options. I think it might be best to release one from each volume - there are 18 or so volumes. I'm not sure how she has them organized - if there are themes or if they are random collections.

I was playing with the title "Icy Road Anthologies" however, the proper word is 'collection' which takes a bit of the fun out of it.

I've started working on Volume 1 this weekend.

[K. A. Jordan]

Getting ready to release the 2nd story. Keep an eye out for "Death of a Family" the story of a woman abandoned by her husband.

[K. A. Jordan]

Still working on the first collection - new stories available now.

Death of a Family, by I. C. Talbot

Turned Out, by I. C. Talbot

[tsilver]

 Tell your mother good luck from me, another octogenarian, born 1925.  Show the world you can still enjoy life as you get older.

Terry

[K. A. Jordan]

I'll do that!

She's in the other room, working on her first Anthology/Collection.

With over 350 stories on her hard drive, we are having a hard time choosing just a few.

And congradulations to YOU! It takes courage to break out at any age!

[Dana Taylor]

Kat--

What a wonderful thing to do with the legacy your mother has developed. Isn't this digital publishing a terrific way to preserve writing that might have been lost? Sounds like a daunting task to edit and compile.

Dana Taylor

[K. A. Jordan]

Mom is having a blast.

She out sold me by a mile during the Smashwords Promotions. 

We've had help with the cover to her new collection. 

Icy Road Blog

[K. A. Jordan]

I. C. Talbot has written an enormous collection of stories. We are gathering them together in volumes. So get a sample now.

[K. A. Jordan]

Come to Icy Road to see the cover of the soon to be released collection of I. C.'s short stories.

[K. A. Jordan]

Been awhile since I bumped this one.

What if you came home one night to find your bags packed and on the sidewalk?

I. C. Talbot Author page

[K. A. Jordan]

I'm working on another story by I. C. Talbot. Look for 'Exit' sometime this week.

[K. A. Jordan]

Mitzi's Exit - available for FREE on Smashwords.

Mitzi's Exit by I. C. Talbot

Coming soon to B&N and Amazon - for $.99.

[K. A. Jordan]

Just released on Kindle Select - FREE until after Christmas (28th).



Mitzi's Exit

Mitzi has a husband who wants to control everything she and their children do. But the kids need school clothes and Mitzi decides to take matters into her own hands.

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,300 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
#56 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Short Stories

[K. A. Jordan]

I. C. Talbot has passed away.

You can find her obituary here.

[K. A. Jordan]

I've decided to continue promoting my mother's short stories.