Uplifting short stories of a childhood on a farm in the 1960s
Farm Fresh, Funny, Local Farm Boy Memoirs.
Best Seller Another funny book has hit the market. Chelsea writer Alex Weddon’s books are a collection of short stories he wrote for his weekly newspaper, The Grass Lake Times. The stories tell how fearless preteen farm kid Alex, his twin sister Amy and family survive sometimes dangerous and always hilarious situations. From outrunning a babysitter to being attacked by a donkey, each chapter details a seasonal episode of growing up feral on an eighty acre farm in Stockbridge, Michigan during the 1960s.
“Everyone has close calls growing up, and I have heard some epic tales since my first book signing,” noted Alex.
His first book, Close Calls on the Farm: Survival of the Funniest, features a cover with fourth graders Alex and best friend. His fourth grade teacher sent him a note after receiving the book as a gift from a former pupil.
“What a fun, wonderful reading of your childhood. As your fourth grade teacher, Why didn’t I have show and tell? It would have made my day with all your stories. That was fifty years ago, so your picture on the cover is how I remember you. I laughed through the stories about kids in a tumbler, milk cocktails, camping with Larry and Richie and the greatest dog on earth. Close Calls on the Farm Brought back fond memories.” Mo Wilde, Reno, Nevada
More reader responses: I so loved that book. My husband and I were fighting over reading it. Laughing right out loud! Lori and Tom Zick, of Stockbridge, MI.
“Close Calls on the Farm is so funny! I haven’t had such a good belly laugh in ages. Awesome books,” Amy Tomlin, Fowlerville, MI.
I would stand in line to get an autographed copy!” Agnes Dikeman, Saline Historical Society, MI.
Great book! Brought back fond memories of growing up on a farm. At one time or another, your dad, “Doc” saved my life or one of my thirteen brothers and sisters. We had an old barn too. It was the main reason for most of our visits, from stepping on rusty nails, to the time I held one of our laying hens and jumped out the window to see if we could fly!” Bob Craft, Stockbridge, MI
“This is a must read. Alex, you were a rock star on the school bus,” Marie Topping-Hensley, Gregory, MI.
“Such funny stories! Reminded me of the Holstein bull on our dairy farm. I still have nightmares of that bull chasing me, and I can only run in slow motion.” D. Walz, Waterloo, MI.
