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​Welcome to the website


Squeaking Pips Books is a small, independent publishing house for novels, novellas, and short stories by me, Janet R. Stafford.  My main body of work is historical fiction (American Civil War era)  and one lonely little contemporary romance.

The paperbacks and ebooks are available at Amazon.

BUT you also may purchase directly through the
Squeaking Pips Book Shop.
Not only will you be supporting an author
and her company, but you'll also
get a signed copy of the book.


Thank you for visiting Squeaking Pips Books! 

The Squeaking Blog

A post about books, history, and anything else I might be up to. 

                                         
​                                                I'm Back!

It's been quite a while since I have been able to edit the Squeaking Pips website, mainly due to a move out of my former job and home, and into a new place and new job. But things have settled down enough to get back to writing, one of the things I love.

One thing I have been struggling to do is finish the book "Little Birds Must Fly." Basically it's about a big change in Maggie's life - her middle daughter, Frances (aka Frankie) has accepted her beau Patrick's marriage proposal and will be moving westward with him as he begins his career as a doctor. Frankie and Pat will leave Blaineton, NJ for a stay in Chicago as Patrick completes his education at a medical school, and then on to a Rocky Creek, Colorado, where he will become the town's doctor.

Do I need to say that Mama Maggie is fretting about having one of her little birds so far away when the only means of communication are letters and telegrams? It's going to be a huge adjustment for her... and maybe for Frankie, too.

The book is in the "story completed, but needs polishing phase."  I thought it might be fun to upload the story chapter by chapter as I finish up, but I'm having issues doing that. Typical! But hang in there, I might figure this out.



 
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