25th Anniversary Anthology Inland Empire Branch of the California Writers Club Welcome to the 2024 25th Anniversary Anthology of the Inland Empire Branch of the California Writers Club, which was founded in 1999 (The parent California Writers Club was founded in 1909). This collection includes short stories, poetry, memoir, nonfiction, memoir, original drawings and photographs, and one novelette entitled Murder in Huckleberry Heights. This anthology contains the varietal work

A collection of the poetry, prose, and drawings of Robert Paul Nichols whose short life was lived passionately and turbulently. Some were created during his high school years and on into adulthood. Some originated behind prison bars and some while under the influence or out of control.

A collection of poetry and other writings of Richard David Newby whose life was cut short in doing a good turn.

When Steven Ray Thomas was only fourteen years old a violent argument with his father forced him to leave home. After a short period of homelessness the family of his best friend opened their home and hearts to the angry young man. He dropped out of high school to work fulltime in order to pay his own way. As the years passed he grew content in spite of the reality that he was not living up to his own expectations. Then, as his eighteenth birthday approached, his adopted fami