With his ear for the small town and his knack for finding the needle of humor in life's haystack, Philip Gulley might well be Indiana's answer to Missouri's Mark Twain.
".a positive, feel-good escape in times that aren't so simple anymore."-The Miami Herald From the Back Cover: An engrossing and propelling story that never once lets the reader forget that it's our youth that makes us all what we are."-Doug Crandell, author of Pig Boy's Wicked Bird and The Flawless Skin of Ugly People "Gulley has illuminated a childhood where risk and frivolity are combined into one. "Philip Gulley's memoir is sweet and funny - funny enough that you're tempted to read parts aloud just to amuse yourself further."-Jay Allison, host and curator, NPR's "This I Believe" Gulley tells his stories with a bright intelligence, a wry wink and warm-hearted good humor, which are at the same time tender, thought provoking and downright hilarious."-Carrie Newcomer, singer and songwriter "A wonderful account of the treasures, trials and plain old wackiness of growing up in small town Indiana. "Philip Gulley gives us the good laugh, the good cry and a good read of a world still in reach through faith and family."-Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking ".a positive, feel-good escape in times that aren't so simple anymore."-The Miami Herald "In the fashion of Mark Twain and Garrison Keillor, Gulley has crafted a book that is great fun, but fun with a message beneath the surface."-Indianapolis Star
"A laugh-out-loud funny tweaking of a not terribly misspent youth."-Publisher's Weekly
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