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