Zelda Blue and other short stories by Sharla Sitman

  • From Left:Jon and Taryn Vanderford, Sharla, and Jim Koudelka of Lincoln. Sharla Sitzman, Table Rock and Jim Koudelka, Lincoln spent a morning at the Pure Nebraska studios in connection with their volunteer work with the UNL Friends of Opera. “Show your book!” Jim said, and Jon quipped, “We’ll have to do a segment about it!”
    From Left:Jon and Taryn Vanderford, Sharla, and Jim Koudelka of Lincoln. Sharla Sitzman, Table Rock and Jim Koudelka, Lincoln spent a morning at the Pure Nebraska studios in connection with their volunteer work with the UNL Friends of Opera. “Show your book!” Jim said, and Jon quipped, “We’ll have to do a segment about it!”

    Sharla Sitzman, a contributing feature writer for the Republican, has published a book, Zelda Blue & Other Stories. Artist Carmen Cerra created the cover art and illustrated it. The book is a collection of short stories. Most are set in small town Nebraska. The characters are fictional but you may recognize many local surnames.

    The stories range from whimsical to solemn. The lead story is told …