Brian K Wulf is a self-described artist and storyteller. His college studies included English literature and composition, journalism, art, music and photography. For much of his career Brian has worked as a landscape designer, with a focus on Japanese and Asian landscape elements. Throughout this time he has never lost his love of creative writing and telling both true and fictional stories. He has written numerous essays for periodicals and non-profit entities, and also done public speaking. Brian is a father of five, while two of his sons have a rare disorder that have been challenging yet empowering in the experiences. As Brian says, I have gone places, met people, and seen things I would never have imagined. He credits the many life-changing experiences he’s had with providing an endless stream of inspiration for his literary fiction.
Brian K Wulf
Author, Writer, Storyteller
About The Author
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Born in Oregon, Brian enjoyed many outdoor activities exploring the Pacific Northwest. At age 42 he moved to North Carolina, upon which he learned he has a rich history of Appalachian ancestry. This discovery and all he has learned about Appalachian culture has fueled a passion for expressing this aspect of his background into some of his writing.
Today Brian resides near Charlotte, North Carolina along with part of his family, enjoying his time in the mountains whenever he can, and spending much of his spare time writing.
Latest Works
The Courting of Miss Macy Rose: Book One
This is a coming-of-age story series set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. The story begins with two high school boys, Jason and JD, who have been best friends since they can remember. It’s 1955, and both Jason and JD are 15 years old. Born during World War Two, they have grown up in the shadows of the impact the war made on the world, their country, their community and their families. Their fathers fought in the war and returned to build their lives as farmers in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where they grew up. Things begin to change when a new girl shows up at their high school one day, and Jason believes he has experienced love at first sight. Her family had just moved to the area, to a farm a few miles across the mountain from where Jason lives. But at age 15 neither of their parents would approve of Jason asking her out on a date. In fact, Macy Rose explains that her father has made a firm rule that she cannot date until she is 17 years old, which is over two years away. Jason is willing to wait, so the story picks up in 1957 as Jason is driving to Macy’s house to take her to a movie and a milkshake he promised her afterwards. Getting to Macy’s house does not go well for Jason, and this is where their adventures begin.
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Over time many experiences test their friendships and their confidence in life. Tragedies hit close to home and the young friends learn life lessons about trust, faith, purpose and endurance. Gradually more people become a part of their close-knit mountain community, which functions more like one big family rather than a collection of smaller families. Jason’s intention of courting and eventually marrying Macy Rose will be challenged again and again, leaving us to wonder how their lives will work out. Through it all there are serious life discussions, playfulness among the friends, and lots of humor to keep everyone connected on a positive level.
The close friendship between Jason and JD experiences challenges neither of them expected as other people enter into their lives, into their community and into their hearts. This is a story about many things: the impact of world and American history on the people living through those boomer generation times, along with the human quest for understanding within ourselves and beyond ourselves. It is about friendship, love, and life. It is about navigating life goals and challenges in work, in friendships, dealing with prejudice, and the pursuit of individual identity. It is about enjoying life unashamedly to the fullest and feeling depths of emotion as far as some would dare to take it. It is an exploration of understanding ourselves and others, questioning things we might have taken for granted, and challenging our awareness of reality, of God, and of the purpose of life. It is an evaluation of every strong feeling a people can sense, from fear to grief, and wonder to absolute joy. We share time with Jason and JD as they create their lives, seeing their trust tested, their faith challenged, their love for others awakened, and their individual selves pushed beyond what they ever thought possible.
This story will keep you wondering what is coming next, with tears and laughter woven throughout the pages.
The Courting of Miss Macy Rose: After High School: Book Two
Young friends who have grown up together in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia in post-World War Two share new experiences and challenges. Humor, suspense, and family love surround them as life unfolds into new directions after high school graduation. Together they face loss, embrace new friends, learn things they had not understood before, and forge their lives against the backdrop of their mountain home. Written in a manner that will help the reader to “hear” the mountain dialect. Book Two picks up where Book One left off, as Jason, Macy and JD conclude their teen years and approach 1960. The election of President John F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Cold War all impact their lives and help shape their maturing understanding of the world. More people come into their lives and their experiences range from humorous to challenging.
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The characters in the stories are honest about their feelings and their perspectives, their fears, their experiences, and their hopes and dreams. Who they are as individuals comes alive as they learn to work together, live together, and encourage each other through life’s challenges and opportunities. Imperfections become the fabric that connects them together on various levels, weaving a tapestry of friendship, commitment, and understanding. And among themselves, they love life and enjoy their times together with terrific energy.
The Courting of Miss Macy Rose, Book Three: Finding Life in The Mountains
The continuing story of a circle of friends and family living in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Book Four introduces us to new friends, new relationships, marriages, and adventures the test our characters to new levels of understanding and maturity.
The Courting of Miss Macy Rose, Book Three: Finding Life in The Mountains
The continuing story of a circle of friends and family living in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Book Four introduces us to new friends, new relationships, marriages, and adventures the test our characters to new levels of understanding and maturity.
The Courting of Miss Macy Rose – Book Four: The Story Continues
Jason Carter and JD Hopewell grew up as neighbors and best friends in the Appalachian Mountains of northeastern West Virginia. Graduating high school in 1958, the two fellows formed a firewood business that began a continuing series of new adventures, new friends, life lessons and growing up in ways they had never imagined. Book Four continues the story, following Books One through Three, with their new friends Dave Miller and Jimmy Hopewell, among many others. As they all face life challenges, at times on a very serious level, there is also plenty of time for humor, fun, celebrations and family.
Eight Short Stories Inspired by Appalachia
A collection of short stories written by the author about life growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. The stories contain humor, life lessons, experiencing loss and hardship, and inspiring moments and memories.
Kole: An Unusual Story of Friendship
A college fellow and a professional man in his forties happen to meet under what seems like odd circumstances, but a friendship is formed that is tested beyond anything either of them can imagine. The main characters endure grieving, misunderstanding, and coming to terms with past events that have irrevocably shaped their lifes for the future. Can a friendship across generational lines survive extreme challenges and turn into a life-long, rewarding relationship?
A Short Story about Dreams and Time Travel
Nineteen-year-old college student Ryan Walker is challenged one day by his best friend to consider the concept of time travel, what it would be like, where he would go, who he would visit, and if the entire idea could even be possible? As he thinks about all of it, he realizes that there is one person in his life that he would really like to go back in time to meet and come to understand.
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