Split Rock Road is a collection of stories from first-time author, James McAllen. It consists of 20 stories about ordinary people in less-than-ordinary circumstances. There are stories of loss and redemption. Stories of faith and hope, and the frailty of the human spirit, from the young child afraid to face his parents, to the recent widower afraid to face the world without his beloved wife. Split Rock Road is the 2014 winner of the IndieReader.com Discovery Awards for Short Stories