Saturday Morning Writer

By Dan Armstrong

Saturday Morning Writer: When Words Build Bridges
He thought his story was over. Then a child knocked on his door.
After losing his wife, acclaimed novelist Milton Dittmore surrendered completely to grief and silence. The words that once flowed from his fingertips dried up like a riverbed in drought. His world-once vibrant with love and possibility-faded to gray.
Until one Saturday morning, when an unexpected knock changed everything.
Lincoln Preston Williams isn't just selling magazine subscriptions. This twelve-year-old boy, with determination in his eyes and hope in his heart, is offering something Milton had forgotten existed: purpose.
What begins as reluctant weekend writing sessions transforms into something profound. As Lincoln's imagination unfolds on the page, Milton finds himself doing the impossible-crossing the bridge back to the land of the living.
And then there's Gretchen, Lincoln's mother, whose quiet strength and gentle wisdom whisper possibilities Milton had thought forever lost. Could a heart, once shattered, actually find wholeness again?
But embracing this newfound connection means confronting the painful relationships Milton abandoned in his grief-with the children he pushed away when they needed him most.
Saturday Morning Writer reminds us that our stories continue beyond our darkest chapters. With prose that reaches directly into the heart, this novel affirms that sometimes the most beautiful narratives begin precisely when we believe the book is closed.
For anyone who has ever lost their way, Milton and Lincoln's journey offers a tender reminder: sometimes salvation arrives in the most unexpected packages, and healing begins with letting someone in.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F9YVRC4B
• ISBN13: 9798284588550
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"