These are short stories from a very rural place, "75 miles and 75 years away from Washington D.C.", McCarthy's country home. These stories are sometimes funny, but always pithy observations on the ways we might wish to live, drawn from the folk who already live that way.

About the Author
Eugene J. McCarthy, author of nearly 30 books on such diverse topics as poetry, humor, non-science fiction (economics) and children's books for Certified Public Accountants represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for more than two decades.