reviews:

Thank you, Mr. Ross!

Mr. Morris,

Just came across your website today and felt compelled to

drop you an email expressing my appreciation for your two

books, "Beyond Yonder" and "King of Vermont". When I was

recently caught without something to read, I found myself

re-reading Beyond Yonder for what is probably the third

or fourth time. My bookshelf is pretty small, mainly holding

copies of my favorite John Irving and Carl Hiaasen novels.

But two spots have been reserved for your books - tucked

safely between Bill Bryson's "A Walk in The Woods" and

Ariana Huffington's "How to Overthrow the Government".

King of Vermont took on new meaning to me after I made

my first attempt at running for office in Columbia,

South Carolina four years ago. I'm a Massachusetts native,

so the parallels to the world of the Chucks and Flatlanders

is quite appropriate down here in Dixie. My run for school

board ended quite badly, finishing 11th out of 11 candidates.

The three incumbents won along with a woman whose husband

spent $25K on signs to win her a job that pays $5K. I even

finished behind a bus driver whose sole platform plank

consisted of "We need better busses". Nevertheless, I

learned much from the experience.

Sorry to ramble on. Again, I just wanted to tell you

how much I enjoyed your books and hope someday you get

the opportunity to go even further beyond yonder. It's hard

to find consistently entertaining writing out there, so I

guess I'll just have to re-read your books every couple

years.

Doug Ross