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\nJoin us in convers ation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry\, whose collectio n of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences&ndash\;and the magi c&ndash\;of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in t hem.
\nIn Michael Perry&rsquo\;s memoir\, \;Population: 485\, th e local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible\, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butch er with one kidney and two ex-wives\, and the back roads are haunted by th e ghosts of children and farmers. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wrecks\, bar fights and smelt feeds\, Perry tells a frequently comic tale leavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy. \ ;
\nJesus Cow\, Perry&rsquo\;s fiction debut\, is a hilarious yet si ncere exploration of faith and the foibles of modern life. Low-key Harley Jackson finds himself entangled in drama from all corners: A woman in a bi g red pickup has stolen his bachelor&rsquo\;s heart\, a Hummer-driving pre datory developer is threatening to pave the last vestiges of his family fa rm\, and inside his barn is a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ&ndash \;a secret he wants to keep quiet\, until the truth slips right through th e barn door. \;
\nRegister today to hear more about Perry&rsquo\ ;s expansive collection of stories!
\nAbout the Author: \;Michae l Perry is a New York Times bestselling author\, humorist\, corporate spea ker\, \;volunteer firefighter/first responder\, and amateur snowplow d river. A lifelong resident of \;the rural Midwest\, his &ldquo\;reflec tive roughneck&rdquo\; takes on life in Middle America have left \;hun dreds of thousands of readers and live audiences laughing\, nodding\, and& nbsp\;sometimes misty.
\nPerry\, a registered nurse who put himself through college working as a Wyoming \;cowboy and a roller-skating Sno opy produces the popular audio newsletter &ldquo\;Michael \;Perry&rsqu o\;s Voice Mail\,&rdquo\; performs widely as a humorist and speaker\, tour s with his band \;The Long Beds\, works as a script writer\, voiceover artist and audiobook narrator\, and \;still makes an occasional call with the local volunteer fire and rescue service.
\nPerry lives in r ural Wisconsin and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.
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