Thirteen stories set in and around the Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts, this volume is not in its third printing. "Stephen O'Connor is a storyteller in the great tradition of Sherwood Anderson and William Saroyan." David Daniel, author of Renuion and Coffin Dust "Emotional, rich in word craft, Stephen O'Connor's stories evoke strong responses and a solid following ..." Bill Brocato, Houston Literary Review "Stephen O'Connor is funny, mysterious, tough yet romantic, like everybody from Lowell, I guess, but with the Howlin' Wolf bred in." David Lenson, The Massachusetts Review