John C. Wall

The Things Boys Do: Growing Up in a Small Town John C. Wall

The Things Boys Do is a collection of short stories depecting life in a small town during the thirties and fifties. Meet the town grouch, and see the results of his actions. Go camping with the boys of summer and read of their experience with a mysterious trout line. Laugh with the doctor and friends as they relate their dealings with the town scrooge. Travel the city with Chief of Police as he enforces law. Follow Bob as he goes through the day-to -day routine of a small town police officer. Who wins the horse race,and a date to go dancing with one of Hugo's most beautful girls?Laugh as the preachers joke backfires. We spend much of our time looking forward, but sometimes it's nice looking back to different times. That's what these stories are about.