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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist M
 ichael Perry\, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the e
 xperiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people
  who reside in them. \n\nIn Michael Perry’s memoir\, Population: 485\, the
  local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible\, the 
 most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butche
 r with one kidney and two ex-wives\, and the back roads are haunted by the
  ghosts of children and farmers. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled w
 recks\, bar fights and smelt feeds\, Perry tells a frequently comic tale l
 eavened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy. \n\nJe
 sus Cow\, Perry’s fiction debut\, is a hilarious yet sincere exploration o
 f faith and the foibles of modern life. Low-key Harley Jackson finds himse
 lf entangled in drama from all corners: A woman in a big red pickup has st
 olen his bachelor’s heart\, a Hummer-driving predatory developer is threat
 ening to pave the last vestiges of his family farm\, and inside his barn i
 s a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ–a secret he wants to keep quiet
 \, until the truth slips right through the barn door. \n\nRegister today t
 o hear more about Perry’s expansive collection of stories!\n\nAbout the Au
 thor: Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author\, humorist\, co
 rporate speaker\, volunteer firefighter/first responder\, and amateur snow
 plow driver. A lifelong resident of the rural Midwest\, his “reflective ro
 ughneck” takes on life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands o
 f readers and live audiences laughing\, nodding\, and sometimes misty.\n\n
 Perry\, a registered nurse who put himself through college working as a Wy
 oming cowboy and a roller-skating Snoopy produces the popular audio newsle
 tter “Michael Perry’s Voice Mail\,” performs widely as a humorist and spea
 ker\, tours with his band The Long Beds\, works as a script writer\, voice
 over artist and audiobook narrator\, and still makes an occasional call wi
 th the local volunteer fire and rescue service.\n\nPerry lives in rural Wi
 sconsin and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.\n\nThe views expre
 ssed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does no
 t imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to 
 any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recom
 mendation by Massanutten Regional Library.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Mi
 chael Perry\, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the ex
 periences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people 
 who reside in them. \n\nIn Michael Perry’s memoir\, Population: 485\, the 
 local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible\, the m
 ost senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher
  with one kidney and two ex-wives\, and the back roads are haunted by the 
 ghosts of children and farmers. Against a backdrop of fires and tangled wr
 ecks\, bar fights and smelt feeds\, Perry tells a frequently comic tale le
 avened with moments of heartbreaking delicacy and searing tragedy. \n\nJes
 us Cow\, Perry’s fiction debut\, is a hilarious yet sincere exploration of
  faith and the foibles of modern life. Low-key Harley Jackson finds himsel
 f entangled in drama from all corners: A woman in a big red pickup has sto
 len his bachelor’s heart\, a Hummer-driving predatory developer is threate
 ning to pave the last vestiges of his family farm\, and inside his barn is
  a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ–a secret he wants to keep quiet\
 , until the truth slips right through the barn door. \n\nRegister today to
  hear more about Perry’s expansive collection of stories!\n\nAbout the Aut
 hor: Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author\, humorist\, cor
 porate speaker\, volunteer firefighter/first responder\, and amateur snowp
 low driver. A lifelong resident of the rural Midwest\, his “reflective rou
 ghneck” takes on life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands of
  readers and live audiences laughing\, nodding\, and sometimes misty.\n\nP
 erry\, a registered nurse who put himself through college working as a Wyo
 ming cowboy and a roller-skating Snoopy produces the popular audio newslet
 ter “Michael Perry’s Voice Mail\,” performs widely as a humorist and speak
 er\, tours with his band The Long Beds\, works as a script writer\, voiceo
 ver artist and audiobook narrator\, and still makes an occasional call wit
 h the local volunteer fire and rescue service.\n\nPerry lives in rural Wis
 consin and can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.\n\nThe views expres
 sed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not
  imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to a
 ny specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recomm
 endation by Massanutten Regional Library.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T140000
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LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/mrlib/115722
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Michael Perry
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