This work is a southern memoir. What that means is that this work is, by definition made up almost but not quite entirely, of suspiciously unverified events. A story that gallops through the high school years of a somewhat untethered young man, it features somewhat exaggerated drama and some very questionable characters. (For the record, I have never actually met Elvis or Jerry.)
This memoir is a roux made of equal parts fact and fiction liberally seasoned with healthy measures of exaggeration, fabrication, and a few outright lies. The story is set in Jonesboro Arkansas in the years following the devastating 1973 Tornado. This story takes poetic license to an absurd, almost criminal extreme. In keeping with the greatest of southern traditions, the author never been one to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
This is the second installment in the Southern Adventure Series.
This book is an often hilarious story about three young boys in the 1960s trying to make their way in the world of the South. They get themselves into a lot of mishaps, some trouble, and even hunt ghosts in a dilapidated old mansion. They foil a crime in one of their many adventures. The book will have you reminiscing about your own childhood, when friends hung together, doing what kids do and reaping the consequences.
The author bills this as fiction, but it reads like a series of connected essays that form a first person, non-fiction account of (possibly) his own childhood (albeit with a generous helping of “fish story” creative embellishment, and maybe a flat out whopper or two). His sense of place is strong, his voice is authentic.
The first in the Southern Adventure Series, Me, Boo and the Goob is a little gem of a book destined to become a beloved classic and will one day be an Oscar-winning blockbuster of a movie, á la Forrest Gump.
‘My Circus, My Monkeys: Reflections on an Interesting Life’ is a collection of essays about living. There is a lot to smile about in the pages, some to think about, a little to shed a tear over, and a few out right gut laughs. It is 197 pages of a unique perspective on ordinary and extraordinary events over a 63 year life.
While it can be argued that not all of what is contained in this collection is 100% true, it can not be said than any of its spirit is false. The stories span moments from the early 1960’s all the way through to today. It’s a fun read for all ages.