Based upon his lighthearted short stories that were first published in The Saturday Evening Post, Peter J. Stavros, with this collection of vignettes, chronicles a year in the lives of the eccentric residents of Birchmont Village as they are faced with one perceived catastrophe and calamity after the other, from the time the Johnsons’ house caught fire – and twice in one day! – to the time Chubz, their beloved cat, went missing, to the scramble to fill the position of Santa on the eve of the annual Christmas parade. This generally social lot must also come to grips with an order to shelter in place and stay six feet apart when threatened by a dreadful virus. Yet, through it all, the neighbors always find a way to join together to help each other.
As Peter describes it, “I wanted to create my own version of Lake Wobegon, with maybe a dash of Mayberry thrown in as well, which, I guess, in some way, was reminiscent of my childhood growing up in small town.”
“Peter J. Stavros has humorously penned the attributes of a group of auspicious neighbors who were kind and compassionate, and no matter the problem, they were able to band together and take quick action to help one another.”
“Peter Stavros has written the kind of calm, amusing, feel-good book that people need in time of crisis. He suggests that, despite their quirks, people are basically cooperative and good-hearted, that life goes on, and that the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
The Time the Potato Festival Finally Returned to Birchmont Village Only to Nearly Be Lost Again
The Time the Black Friday Sale at Lilabelle Durham’s Upscale Boutique Got a Little Out of Hand
The Time Movie Night Turned Into a Rock Concert
The Time the Johnson Family Moved
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Peter J. Stavros 