The horse in my garage and other stories

Summary: The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManus?s existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical exaggerated commentary that will elicit a belly laugh from all types of readers. Read about the antics of Patrick?s friends Rancid Crabtree and Retch Sweeney in such stories as ?Shaping Up for the Hunt? and ?Bear Hunters.? McManus plays off the recent obsession with hoarders in his surprising story ?The Lady Who Kept Things.? In the titular story, meet Patrick?s horse, Huckleberry, and enjoy the experience of all the problems that come along with owning your own horse?or keeping him in the garage. Other great stories include: ?Catch-And-Eaters,? about the importance of a forked stick when fishing ?$7000 TV Historical Extravaganza,? a look at one director?s loose interpretation of historical accuracy and political correctness ?A Lake Too Far,? concerning the woes of Patrick and his wife, Bun, on a fateful birding trip in Australia ?Chicken Chronicles,? which involves Patrick?s memory of wandering around naked in the chicken yard when guests came to call So pull up a chair, sit back, and enjoy laughing to the hilarious adventures of Patrick F. McManus in The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories.

Record details

ISBN: 9781620877555 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1620877554 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (ix, 207 p.)
Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- A scholar of worms -- Shaping up for the hunt -- A bit about my writing life -- Big -- $7,000 TV historical extravaganza -- Wild life in a room with a view -- Risk assessment -- The forty-pound brown trout -- Bear hunters -- A lake too far -- The chicken chronicles -- Secret athlete -- The McManus principles -- Basic lying made easy -- A chainsaw kind of guy -- The lady who kept things -- September song -- The longest march -- The stalk -- The horse in my garage -- The tent -- To smoke a steelhead -- The teachings of Rancid Crabtree -- Christmas shopping -- Who ate my Shakespeare? -- Romantic moments -- The canoe -- The writing of "The green box" -- A routine fishing trip -- The brown pelican -- Canoodled -- Christmas over easy -- Dog people -- Finding my roots -- The longest three miles -- Scrabble's powers of observation -- The dark and other dangers.

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record.