Blandtrap by Harry Ellis

<P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>    </SPAN>Blandtrap is a small village in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags /><st1:place w:st=on>Midwest</st1:place> but could be located anywhere. Existing in the shadow of larger towns a closeness of residents develops that is unfamiliar to inhabitants of most cities. The lack of attention villages receive from city residents manifests itself as a chip on the shoulder of villagers when dealing with the larger population.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>     </SPAN>In the form of letters to the editor of a small town newspaper you will get to know the residents of an even smaller village. Tired of the snub by its larger nearby settlements Harry Ellis protests vigorously to the editor of the Tiskilwa Bureau County Chief.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>You will follow Harry as he with friends and neighbors; enjoy the comfortable confines a small village provides. Through these missives you will be captured by the array of characters each unique and memorable.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes>  </SPAN>By book's end you will believe you have actually been there - and you'll want to go back!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>