In the powerful family story The Right to Belong, thirty-eight-year-old New Yorker Pete Mitchell declares to his sons how fortunate they are to be growing up with a father, since he did not have that opportunity. Pete seeks the help of his cousin, Nigel, to help him find his father, who was born in Jamaica.Through Nigel, Pete finds out his father now lives in London. When Nigel visits relatives there, he promises to see Pete's father. Pete anxiously waits for Nigel to send him contact information. However, when Nigel returns, Pete experiences yet another disappointment.Pete does learn about his father's other children, Dale and Ella. He also discovers that his seventy-two-year old father had a stroke and is now a widower. Pete finally tracks down his father on the Internet and arranges to travel to London to meet him.What should be a happy family reunion is marred by bitterness between the siblings, who resent Pete re-entering their father's life. When there is a struggle over inheritance, all hell breaks loose and family matters end up in court. All along, Pete was only looking for The Right to Belong.

Thirty-eight-year-old Pete Mitchell declares to his sons how fortunate they are to grow up with their father. He reveals to his first and third-grade boys that he does not know his dad. He seeks the help of Nigel, his cousin, to find the man who shares the responsibility of his coming into the world. His father left the Caribbean community where he grew up before Pete was born. In his attempts to locate his father, Pete realizes that cooperation from Nigel and other family members is hard to get. With the lack of assistance, in finding his father, Pete gets creative with his search. Soon, he learns his absent father lives in England. In addition, he discovers Nigel plans to visit his own relatives in London and will try to get any information about the whereabouts of Pete's father. Pete anxiously waits for Nigel to return so he can get his father’s address and phone number. However, he experiences another setback when Nigel returns and decides to keep a promise he made – a pledge not to give out Pete's Dad's contact information. Pete gets word about Dale and Ella, his siblings. Also, he finds out his seventy-two-year-old father had a stroke and is a widower. He searches for his father on the Internet and arranges to travel to London to meet him. What should be a happy family reunion is marred by bitterness between the siblings, who resent Pete re-entering their father's life. When there is a struggle over inheritance, all hell breaks loose, and family matters end up in court.

Patrick A. Davy has delivered a diverting new collection of eight stories for young readers. With delightful characters showing courage and determination, The Little Big Thinkers is sure to be a favorite among children and adults.

Bonita Stickles is a college senior who decides to start searching for a man. There are many moral standards and religious principles that she must uphold. This high standard of behavior is due to her still Living with her preacher father and missionary mother. Maintaining her beliefs is challenging to do. How she thinks she should carry herself to help attract a man conflicts with her upbringing. She forces herself to disregard her principles. In neglecting her beliefs, she intends to dress to get noticed by a man, who she hopes will become her husband and father of her child. Soon, her problems start from an unplanned pregnancy to feeling the effects of war in a foreign land. In addition, she experiences the uncertainties of becoming pregnant a second time. However, each setback or trouble gives her more impetus to continue reaching her goals.

WRITER'S BLOC is the published collection of the Henderson Writers Group of Southern Nevada. While many of the stories have local or Southern location, the spirit of the book is truly universal in the best sense of the writer's craft.