Ol' Doc's Cornfield Chronicles

What's going on here? A pony that refused to be broken? An owl and a pig that pull a Lazarus feat and came back to life after being pronounced dead? Shenanigans on a school bus? A dog who likes to wrestle? A tom cat exiled miles from his home but found his way back? A farm boy who'd rather be reading than riding a tractor?

All these stories and more are featured in this collection of short stories by former farm boy Myron Williams. The author grew up in North Central Iowa where he somehow retained enough knowledge to become a farm editor for newspapers and magazines during his 39-year career in journalism.

As Williams saunters down memory lane, he revisits the farm where he grew up. The land his great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran, moved his family in the pursuit of a better life. Some of the tales are humorous, some are sweet and a few are nostalgic.

Williams pokes fun at himself while retelling some of his antics while growing up, such as disappearing mysteriously when a job needed to be done or being slightly confused during the first day of school or almost hitting the only tree in a pasture while driving a tractor at age 8 or witnessing mayhem in the show ring during the county fair.

The author also remembers the animals that made an impression on him positively and negatively including two very loyal dogs, a family of barn cats each with a unique personality and the above-mentioned pony that waged war on him for several years.

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