Body of Work

Heroes a man and his dog the American landscape remembered passion conflict - a dying father and a prodigal son pioneer journals reflections of a young boy's Eden a hooker on a corner in West Oakland love in all its myriad forms-these are just a few of the stories revealed within the covers of Body of Work Dan Strawn's personal collection of six decades of Twentieth Century Americana.<p> Strawn tells his stories through the mediums of poems family history serious and humorous nonfiction and short fiction. Take your pick: civil rights family history everyday life or bits of irony served up on a plate of no-holds-barred satire by a self-professed American contradiction: both cynic and patriot. Open the book and read. You will be entertained and informed; you may even come away with a changed perspective about yourself or your world.