Life, Death, and Two Chickens: Eleven Stories From a Life

About the Book

In these autobiographical stories, a boy becomes a man. Along the way he confronts a hurricane, chases flying saucers and wild horses, and struggles over a chicken, a (toy) machine gun, and first encounters with sex and death. Enjoy these whimsical and serious, evocative tales of growing, and growing up.

About the Author

Chuck Fager has been a writer and reporter most of his adult life. Coming of age in the turbulent Sixties, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Alabama, and for peace in Vietnam and elsewhere. As a reporter he has covered crime, politics, and religion, among other things, from one end of America to the other. Among his many books are Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South, a second mystery novel, and numerous short stories. He has also written The Magic Quilts, a full-length fantasy for young readers. The father of four children and grandfather of one, he now lives in Central Pennsylvania, where he teaches English and continues to write.