Panama Madness and Other Bedtime Stories

About the Book

Rats, spiders in the brain, wild-eyed men at moonlight windows, truck drivers with blow-up dolls, beer swilling men with bullet holes in the forehead, polar opposite cousins, inept, carefree aspiring romance writing brandy snifter ladies,  can't-win suitors, mad IRS bombers, and out-of-their-mind veterinarians who play rock and roll tunes on the zippers of their pants are some of the things to be found in this collection of stories. Some are long, some are short, most are weird, and few are "normal." It is a direct reflection of the author's mind.

About the Author

Fresh and imaginative writing. What a fine storyteller Paul McCreary is. Mark Shaw, Author That reserved and genteel personality of Paul McCreary bursts forth once he takes pen in hand to create imaginative characters. Both sentimental and bizarre, his subjects let you know they have passed your way. Von Williamson, Artist Author, Raconteur and Compulsive Liar As editor of a quarterly publication, I am used to dealing with dementia, schizophrenia, egomania, and paranoia. Paul McCreary's writing is like a breath of fresh air in an overpopulated steam room—like a window of reason lighting the shades of bedlam's insanity. This was the worse thing I could think of to say about Paul, and while he is not mad—you will be—about the weird, wacky and wild tales written by this singular gentleman. David Stackhouse, WRAPS Quarterly Editor Paul McCreary explores life's demented edges, a realm where rats are a delicacy, and brain-consuming parasites are the least of one's worries. It is as if McCreary had recast Erskine Caldwell's work through the lens of William Burroughs. The result is pure, down-home madness. John Nizalowski, Contributing Editor to Inside/Out side Southwest Magazine