Here are tales of love fumbled and recovered. Keillor tells us about the perils of fame, death, the subway, and of traveling with teenage children; of the dire fate awaiting America's smokers; of the moral qualities of orchestral instruments. And he writes of the pleasures of attending an Episcopal church, writing a letter, visiting Gettysburg, being named a sexy man by Playgirl, shooting baskets, baking his first pie, sitting on a porch, and being nineteen... A series of domestic verses embraces a touching elegy "In Memory of Our Car, Ralph," a poem on the joys of peeing, and other about postponing childhood mischief. Including pieces that have never appeared in print before, this is Garrison Keillor at his very best.
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Possibly the best collection Keillor has ever published, largely because of the range of styles and topics. From poetry to essays to short stories, Keillor gets to show his chops not only as a humorist but as a really fine writer.
