"What is the point of all this chaos and pain?" Finding answers isn't easy. Sometimes it may be downright hard but then, so is life, and that's what this book is all about. It is a collection of poems and essays about struggle, war, depression, religion, and all those other monsters that we hide inside our thoughts. Some ideas may be considered controversial. Others humorous. But, whatever else this book is, it is honest. Who knows, perhaps it can even aid in your pursuit of truth.

War! Poverty! The longing to love and be loved! History is full of human drama. In this scrapbook of stories we find characters who face these age old challenges and many others as they struggle to create a life for themselves and their families. There is humour, there is tragedy, and there is a sense of authenticity that can only come from a story that is based on truth. So, grab a cup of coffee. Find a comfortable seat and let these voices from the past tell you about life in their small town. Vintage photographs and clippings relevant to the stories are also included. *** The Thing Bout Worrin. Our Town, Gladstone 1. Our Town, Gladstone 2. Christmas in Our Town, Gladstone. Letters From the Front. Our Town, Austin. The Jack Kitteringham Story. The Ernest Tester Story. The Great Gladstone Oilstrike. Four Seasons.

This collection of short but profound tales will help you will find yourself…laughing. Not only that! This book will improve your marriage…if you let your spouse read it while you clean the house like you said you would six months ago. But wait, that’s not all! This book will also help you understand the greatest questions of the universe…such as, why do the people who know everything, do nothing? The Joy of Stupidity! Don’t let yourself be miserable without it! Genre: Ridiculous Flash Fiction.