Sand, Sawdust, and Scotch

About the Book

A group of preteens walking home from a movie matinee discover a body. A grandfather with a pirate hook for a right hand works his con games on the unsuspecting. A monitor lizard is rescued from an air conditioner. A family trapped in a runaway Model A careen down a dangerous mountain road. Writing what he calls “memory sketches,” Bob Christenson proves a captivating storyteller in his new book, Sand, Sawdust, and Scotch A Life Loosely based upon the Truth.

About the Author

Bob Christenson grew up in a small Oregon timber town. By age fourteen, he worked in his family’s sawmill. At age sixteen, he began employment with the U.S. Forest Service, a job he held for ten years to help pay for college and augment his salary as a young English teacher. In 1964, Bob accepted a teaching position in Pakistan. Three years later, he returned to Oregon, hooked on international travel but certain he would never again live outside the Pacific Northwest. In 1993, Bob retired from teaching. Today Bob and Sue share a condominium with Tahnee and Baxter, two cats they rescued from a nearby shelter. They continue traveling the world. When home, Bob reads, writes, and goes fishing whenever he needs a forest fix.