Author Description

When you think of the scariest person you have ever met, who comes to your mind? When you lay in bed at night and cannot sleep because you are scared, who or what are you afraid of? This is a story of one railroad town in the heart of Michigan. It tells of life and growing up with the railroad in the 1950s. Share in the tales of a tight knit group of young neighborhood friends who spend hours of growing-up years trying to figure out just why a familiar character in town is so mysterious and downright scary. It is the story of a man and the town that he changed just by being who he was: A loner who longed to be part of something bigger than himself. This is the story of a sorry soul who seemed to have nothing much to offer, yet ended up offering everything to some. This is the story of Boxcar Joe. Read it and remember.