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Million billion:, brief essays on snow days, spitwads, bad sandwiches, Dad socks, hairballs, headbanging bird love, and hope, Michael Perry

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Million billion:

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Michael Perry

brief essays on snow days, spitwads, bad sandwiches, Dad socks, hairballs, headbanging bird love, and hope

In this fresh collection of "Roughneck Grace" columns, New York Times bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry reinforces his reputation as a writer navigating between the transcendent, the quotidian, and the goofy. Whether putting himself on roller skates for his daughter's birthday, fixing the chicken fence, or celebrating St. Jude ("the patron saint of fools"), Perry writes with a big heart from a small place

Intro -- Aunt Mabel -- A smashing souvenir -- Denny dings dead end litterbugs -- The first warm air -- Prince and the purple thread -- Swing set smuggler -- Headbanging bird love -- Planting before the rain -- Off hours bar -- Young authors -- Chive blossoms -- Summer light -- Terminal mower -- Chicken bucket -- Gene Logsdon -- Deer strike -- Tom and the brush hog -- Norb's coop -- Re-taking out the trash -- Hair ball The art of laundry -- Talking to myself -- Riding West -- Splitting punk -- Raisin rooster -- Small town literature -- Volleyball Dad -- Boiled dinner -- Jackknife jackpot -- Deceleration -- Birthday bots -- Snot rocket -- Post-election leaves -- Park Theater -- Game camera -- Dog show -- Winter maybe -- Pushups -- Skiing -- Bye-bye birdie -- Snowed in -- Idiot driver -- Caribbean work day -- Home from the beach -- Home sick -- High fashion -- Truck snacks -- Tapping maples -- Forget it -- Saguaro -- Falling forward -- Pole barn -- Roller skate again -- Chicken fence -- Runner's world -- Groovy glasses -- Asparagus again -- Million billion -- Slowfoot -- Green days -- St. Jude -- Dad socks -- Cardinals -- Sugar bombs -- Spitwad -- Tending garlic -- After the winds -- Corn -- Chainsaw chain -- Cousin Eddie -- Smoky mountains -- Post-eclipse -- Red squirrel -- Bachata -- Chick chores -- Power out -- Denny's OK -- Move the chicks -- Apple wasps -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Chicken water heater -- Halloween -- No chickens on the book tour -- Turkey days -- Sleepy -- Skiff snow -- Old Year's resolutions -- Thank you stamp -- Above zero -- Refreeze -- Old school -- Reading reminiscence -- Win the day -- Bad coffee -- Bad sandwich -- Bumpkin traveling / Sandwich update -- Famous author -- Mailbox -- Dad music