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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat.
Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues.

Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.

Friendship

Community

Diversity

Inter-racial relationships

Civil Rights Movement

Second chances

Infidelity

Grief

Alcoholism

Humor

Edward Kelsey Moore Website
Edward Kelsey Moore lives and writes in Chicago, where he also enjoys a career as a professional cellist. Edward’s essays have been commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio and The New York Times, and his short fiction has appeared in many literary magazines. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, a New York Times bestseller, is his first novel.

Here are links to five essays that Minnesota Public Radio commissioned Edward Kelsey Moore to write on the theme of music.

Links to other essays by Moore.

Signs and Deliverance
Kwanzaa-palooza
A few years ago Edward Kelsey Moore wrote a short story, called Kwanzaa-palooza which was published in the literary journal Indiana Review (Summer 2011, issue 33.1). Later he recorded this story as an audio file and now, to celebrate the holidays, Edward Kelsey Moore will read Kwanzaa-palooza to you! Click on the >arrow below to listen to the streaming audio file -- Free -- and no special app should be needed to play it. Kwanzaa-palooza is the funny and touching tale of a woman who learns a little something about the Kwanzaa holiday and a whole lot about her own family! Pork products play an important role in the narrative. The story lasts about 25 minutes -- though it might take longer if you are laughing real hard and have to go back.
Happy Holidays to you and yours from Edward Kelsey Moore!
(Attention parents -- there are a few cuss-words.)