Democracy for Local Chickens
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Last published Mon, Mar 23, 2015
Democracy for Local Chickens is a collection of linked short stories set in the fictional northeastern Ontario town of Ecclesiastes. The book is an homage to Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. The book starts with Leacock's opening sentence and takes off from there. The result? An update depicting the foibles of a modern day small town where rural and urban ideals often collide. I hope you enjoy. Please tell me what you think.
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