All hell breaks loose when lumberjacks in a logging shanty become unhappy with the cook. A young man is terrorized by grave robbers and a frozen corpse. A renowned prankster is driven to distraction when he becomes convinced that his friend has placed a curse on his new car and a few young actors spice up the school Christmas concert after stealing some rum. These are a few of the situations and characters included in Garry Ferguson's, sometimes amusing, collection of short stories, many containing echoes from a disappearing Madawaska Valley oral tradition.
A Shanty Cook And A Bag Of Flour
The Trial
Lyman's Barn Raising
A Fearsome Night
Grandpere's Unholy Cow
In A Hurry
The Scrapper
A Dam' Good Worker
Missing
Leaning The Language
A Horse Draw
A Christmas Brouhaha
Auction Fever
Letters To The Farm
Without A Wurduva Lie
The Prayer Meeting
Harv McCormack And The Rashnin' Board
Underdogs
Harv's Cursed Car
Smartest Man In Renforth County
Our Booyaw
Lads
The Road