Mike Anderson relates peppery tales that "have some semblance of truth," as he combines the everyday with the unlikely, inspired by his childhood in a small Illinois farming community with his best pal, Denny. In conversational, professional storyteller’s cadence, Anderson communicates a wealth of vivid, down home imagery: "genuine imitation Davy Crockett hats," 25 cent movies, Schwinn bicycles, October moons, crawdad fishing next to a graveyard using string, a safety pin and bacon; a favorite bike path through a cornfield that was "like a green hallway" in the summer and a magical place of "corn ghosts" when the fog rolled in. Suspenseful tales include "The Thumb," a rather unusual Christmas story called "Cats," and "Billy Higgs," a cautionary tale involving a braggart and a perilous path next to railroad tracks. The title story is about a landmark event in two lives destined to grow apart.