Off Main Street

<p>Whether he's fighting fires passing a kidney stone hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.<strong></strong></p>Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards Klan wizards and small-town funerals Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry kinetics with contemplation and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.