Watering My Little Apple Trees

About the Book

When two persistent interviewers asked Caldwell if he would define Fiddler, his answer was "Nope." It was his averment that meaning is a function of the story. That's one of the two responses an author can make to requests for meaning. The other is to say what he was trying to do; that, too, is about the story, not of it. It is only the story itself that can give the reader its measure of meaning. This story fails, finally, to be adequate.

About the Author

James Bynum, PHD, is a retired professor of English and communication from Drury University. He has a lifelong love of language and words. He has literally worn out a copy of the Columbia Encyclopedia from almost daily use. This book of short stories is a collection chosen from his many years of teaching and writing.