num_pages: 304
description: Whether he’s fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry’s writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.
language: English
title: Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets  Gatemouth's Gator: Essays
titlecomplete: Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets  Gatemouth's Gator: Essays
genres: Memoir, Essays, United States, Music, Short Stories, Humor, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 516
publisher: Harper Perennial