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The book you are about to read, or toss, defies categorization. Of the millions of books that have been written or compiled and copyrighted, each has fit into one or more of the thousands of categories that are only understood by a select number of people in the so-called Library of Congress somewhere up north.
This book is unique. It is a compilation of anecdotes, thoughts, and meanderings. Some articles might be as short as a paragraph, others might qualify as essays, and you will even encounter a short story now and then. Approximately 86.7% (my estimate) of the articles are autobiographical, and the remaining percentage may or may not contain a modicum of truth. It will be up to the reader to try to discern the truth from fiction.
It is also a word study to further discourage any efforts to classify and catalog the text. For the benefit of my deeper-thinking friends, I have provided a vocabulary word with a brief dictionary definition ahead of each article. I have chosen these words to be commonly used and understood in everyday conversation but not normally written in everyday life. Therein, we see that each of us has at least two vocabularies, one spoken and one written. I am providing you the opportunity to elevate a couple hundred words from your spoken vocabulary to your written vocabulary. I might toss in a sleeper occasionally. You may want to keep a pocket dictionary handy.
I think it will be fun. At least it has been for me.
The Author
Allan Cates was born in the Hills of North Arkansas, He was the youngest of four children and the only one who never knew his father, who died when Allan was a toddler.
Buy the Book
This book will take you from the dirt roads of Arkansas to the Medinas of Tangiers. It will enlighten your knowledge of words and places.
