Some of the stories will make you laugh, some are somber, and some are about death. All will take you back to a time long gone.

Author Alan M. Oberdeck spent thirty-five years working as a traveling salesperson and writing stories for his own amusement. Upon retirement, he has been calling on his many years of experience to write stories based on people he knew and places he has been. He and his wife have married for sixty-three years. He has been an active church member all his life, holding a range of offices in a number of congregations.