Fiction

These works of fiction are by persons listed in the Gibbons/Walshe Family Tree.

A Loaf of Bread by Robert Gibbons

Best American Short Stories of 1942

This short story was published in The New Republic, 1942; Best American Short Stories, ed. Martha Foley, 1942; and, Spring Harvest: A Collection of Stories from Alabama, ed. Hudson Strode, 1944.

A Thing Called Heart by Robert Gibbons

A Thing Called Heart

This short story was published in Collier’s on July 26, 1947.

Bait for a Coyote by Cliff Campbell

Bait for a Coyote

Cliff Campbell is a pen name used by Abner Sundell in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Consecration of Earth by Robert Gibbons

Robert Gibbons

In a letter dated April 8, 1981, Bob explains to his siblings that this is the first chapter of a potential autobiography. Also see the Encyclopedia of Alabama entry for Robert Faucett Gibbons.

Death Is Deaf by Cliff Campbell

Death is Deaf

Cliff Campbell is a pen name used by Abner Sundell in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Departure of Hubbard by Robert Gibbons

Best American Short Stories of 1949

This short story appeared in Tomorrow and here in Best American Short Stories of 1949.

Frozen Frontier by Cliff Campbell

Frozen Frontier

Cliff Campbell was a pen name used by Abner Sundell in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Gunslick by Cliff Campbell

Gunslick by Cliff Campbell

Cliff Campbell is a pen name used by Abner Sundell in the 1930’s and 40’s.

Seed Shed by Robert Gibbons

Seed Shed

An unpublished manuscript by Robert Faucett Gibbons with note to his brother Jimmie (James Booth Gibbons, Jr.).

Slaves’ Auction by Robert Gibbons

Slave's Auction

This short story by Robert F. Gibbons was published in The Southern Review, Summer 1976, Vol XII, No. 3. This scan is from a reprint signed by the author and dedicated to his brother Jimmie and wife Kathleen.

The Barber Who Played in the Series

Barber who Played in the Series

This short story by Robert Gibbons appeared in Collier’s, October 8, 1949.

The Brothers by Robert Gibbons

The Brothers

This short story appeared in Colliers, March 1, 1947.

The Mule with the Horn-rimmed Glasses

Blue Book Magazine July 1948

This short story by Robert F. Gibbons was published in Blue Book Magazine, July, 1948.

The Poor Rich Uncle by Robert Gibbons

Esquire December 1942

This short story appeared in the December 1942 edition of Esquire Magazine.

The Reluctant Wooing by Robert Gibbons

Reluctant Wooing

From the Saturday Evening Post, December 25, 1943.

The Tree House in the Sycamore by Robert Gibbons

Tree House in the Sycamore

This short story appeared by Robert F. Gibbons in Mademoiselle in 1943.

Time’s End by Robert Gibbons

Time's End

This short story was first published in the Atlantic Monthly, January, 1942. It appeared in Best Short Stories, 1943. This scan came from Spring Harvest, Hudson Strode, Ed., 1944.

Triggers for Six by Cliff Campbell

Triggers for Six

Cliff Campbell was a pen name used by Abner Sundell in the 1930’s and 40’s.

War’s a Man’s Work by Robert Gibbons

War's a Man's Work

This short story by Robert F. Gibbons appeared in Mademoiselle in 1943.

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