"Over the Backyard Fence" is an account of a man'ssearch for his past among the relics of someoneelse's life. In the early 1990s Edwin Billick is lostin his present situation. For him, nothing seemsto connect. He appears to himself caught in anever ending treadmill of "sameness." His days are simply pass through, misty shadows of the same people,places, and conversations. Always the same outcomes confronthim. His job is dull and made worse by the same uninteresting butnecessary people. On the verge of micro insanity, he suddenly decides to return backto his childhood place of birth. The suddenness of his decision takeshim and his coworker by surprise. Once home, he fi nds more than what he sought and less than whatdrove him on this return journey to his past. Transfi xed by his menacing backyard fence, he relives again the hatedsameness, but this time the pain of the sensation is shared-but notby him alone.
"Over the Backyard Fence" is an account of a man'ssearch for his past among the relics of someoneelse's life. In the early 1990s Edwin Billick is lostin his present situation. For him, nothing seemsto connect. He appears to himself caught in anever ending treadmill of "sameness." His days are simply pass through, misty shadows of the same people,places, and conversations. Always the same outcomes confronthim. His job is dull and made worse by the same uninteresting butnecessary people. On the verge of micro insanity, he suddenly decides to return backto his childhood place of birth. The suddenness of his decision takeshim and his coworker by surprise. Once home, he fi nds more than what he sought and less than whatdrove him on this return journey to his past. Transfi xed by his menacing backyard fence, he relives again the hatedsameness, but this time the pain of the sensation is shared-but notby him alone.
Life on the farm taught Ken MacKenzie many things: integrity, responsibility, generosity, and stewardship. In this compendium of childhood recollections, Ken shares these lessons through another farm...
Aggie is a young, spirited girl who loves adventures and lets her creative imagination fly while living on her parents' farm. However, she has to stay within her mother's watchful eye in the...
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