by John McVeigh, author of BURNING CHAIRS

...These poems are all finely observed stories of lives lived in a small town in Maine. Whether humorous or sad, the poems combine to show a community that cares for all its individuals as individuals. The book follows a day in the town..but it also follows the rhythms of the year, and birth, love, living sleeping, aging and death, and through it all, charity.

by Anna Worbel, poet, historian

Jim McKenna's own kind heart rings out. He bears an inherent wish for each and all to find fulfillment, justice and love. The poets wishes to "weave you answers strong and thoughtful as a good cloak", and these poems land "as if pebbles down a well had struck gold bells."