A White Deer and Other Stories
A White Deer And Other Stories is softbound, 104 pages, with chapter illustrations. $10.95 
Also available on Kindle and NOOK.
These stories were written throughout Smith’s writing career, going back as far as the 1960s. Reading them, you can see him developing the literary style for which he later became famous. In fact, you can read one of these stories, Fried Mullet And Grits, now by clicking here.
A White Deer and other stories is a delightful trip back into the deep South. There are six short stories and a poem. The poem was written when he was 16 years old. (Son Rick Smith speaking here) These stories of my father go back a long way. I read some of them when I was a child. He was much younger than I am now when he wrote them. I remember the cat he wrote about in The Demise of Bester Boo Boo. We lived in Oxford, Mississippi then. That story was real. We really had that cat.
I was thrilled when I discovered that Dad had kept all of these stories safely tucked away in file folders. I honestly think he had forgotten about them. I was honored when he said I could publish them. When I read them as a young boy, in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined that one day I would publish them.
Re-reading these stories, I can see that even back when Dad was writing them, he was laying the foundation for his later literary work. The style is quintessential Patrick Smith. I’m sure he wrote them for the pure joy of writing; a writer has to write to hone his skills. He couldn’t have known that one day he would author a beloved novel like A Land Remembered, write a book called Forever Island that would be printed in 36 countries, or have a novel like Angel City made into a movie.
Back then he was working a day job in public relations, raising a family, and writing when he had the time and inspiration to do so. The honors and awards would come later. It is my privilege to bring A White Deer and other stories out of the file folders where they have been patiently waiting and make them available for you to enjoy.
A White Deer And Other Stories is softbound, 104 pages, with chapter illustrations.
$10.95
Also available on Kindle and NOOK.
Here’s what you get in A White Deer and other stories:
• A White Deer (Also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99)
• Journey Into Karma (This story is also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99)
• Miss Jenny And the Minnows (This story is also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99)
• The Demise Of Bester Boo Boo (This story – renamed The Life and Times of Bester Boo Boo – is also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99)
• A Pair Of Blue Shoes (This story is also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99)
• Fried Mullet And Grits (This story is also available on Kindle and NOOK for $2.99) Read the entire story of Fried Mullet And Grits for FREE. Click here.
A White Deer And Other Stories is softbound, 104 pages, with chapter illustrations.
$10.95
I ordered this book as a gift for my aunt who lives in GA, but we both have family who live in FL, and we’ve both spent considerable time there (I lived there for 5 years as well). She and I both enjoy Patrick Smith’s stories, although I haven’t read this one. She loved this book. I hope to read it myself before too long. If you enjoy FL history, or even stories involving the wild, more primitive areas of our country, you should enjoy this book. Smith’s stories remind me of Marjorie Kennan Rawlings’s books, The Yearling and Crosscreek.
~Y Me
This book is an excellent read and a nice addition to collection of books by Patrick D. Smith, regarding early days in Florida.
~Marjorie McCann
If you haven’t read this authors work you are missing out. These are short and easy reads for the whole family. Enjoy.
If you are from Florida or Native American Indian you will have an even greater appreciation of his work.~Delilah Scott
Fantastic stories!
~Jack Canatsey
Have read all of Smiths books and can see from this how his style started. Like all of his work.
~Terry Hicks