A Good Mule is Hard to Find

Kirk Neely

ISBN 10: 1891885677 / ISBN 13: 9781891885679

Published by Hub City Press, 2009

About this Item

Down on his luck, a farmer raffles off a dead mule. While preparing a Sunday dinner, a woman finds her lost diamond in a chicken gizzard. A litter of orphaned baby possums finds a home. Just like his blue jeans after an adventure in Dead Horse Canyon, Kirk Neely's tales are caked with red clay.Neely, a much beloved pastor from Spartanburg, writes about the ordinary -- casseroles and sweet tea, black bears and beagle dogs, WD-40 and Duct Tape, Tabasco Sauce and fatback. Accompanied by striking pen and ink sketches by his nephew, Emory Cash, these stories will make you laugh out loud; others will bring a tear to your eye.A Good Mule is Hard to Find should be a fixture in every mountain cabin and every beach house. Steeped in Southern charm and down-home lore, this volume promises to be a keeper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Good Mule is Hard to Find
• Publisher: Hub City Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1891885677
• ISBN 13: 9781891885679
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Down on his luck, a farmer raffles off a dead mule. While preparing a Sunday dinner, a woman finds her lost diamond in a chicken gizzard. A litter of orphaned baby possums finds a home. Just like his blue jeans after an adventure in Dead Horse Canyon, Kirk Neely's tales are caked with red clay. Neely, a much beloved pastor from Spartanburg, writes about the ordinary -- casseroles and sweet tea, black bears and beagle dogs, WD-40 and Duct Tape, Tabasco Sauce and fatback. Accompanied by striking pen and ink sketches by his nephew, Emory Cash, these stories will make you laugh out loud; others will bring a tear to your eye. A Good Mule is Hard to Find should be a fixture in every mountain cabin and every beach house. Steeped in Southern charm and down-home lore, this volume promises to be a keeper.

About the Author

Kirk H. Neely is the senior pastor of Morningside Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral counseling and psychology of religion from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a former Merrill Fellow at the Divinity School of Harvard University, where he did postdoctoral study. He has been a pastor and counselor for over 40 years. His other books include When Grief Comes: Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow and Comfort and Joy: Nine Stories for Christmas. He lives in Spartanburg.