THIS COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES IS THE PERFECT BOOK TO READ CHAPTER BY CHAPTER WHEN YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES. BEGINNING WITH A NEW TEENAGER SITTING ON THE ROOF OF HIS HOUSE LOOKING ON ONE SIDE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY TO SEE HIS FRIENDS PREPARING TO DECORATE BIKES FOR THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARADE, THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE ARE THE ADULTS GATHERING FOR A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION AND ADULT BEVERAGES. HE WANTS TO BE IN BOTH CAMPS, THAT POINT IN LIFE WHERE YOU FEEL YOU BELONG IN BOTH CAMPS. THEN OFF TO HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, MARRIAGE AND ULTIMATELY LANDING BACK ON HIS OWN FRONT PORCH WITH HIS SONS PREPARING THEM FOR THE JOURNEY FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. ONE OF THE MOST COMMENTED ON CHAPTERS IS TITLED: GOING POSTAL, THE ONLY CHAPTER WRITTEN EXACTLY AS IT HAPPENED. COME TAKE A LOOK. THE BOOK IS A BARGAIN PRICE SOFTCOVER.