"This book is a hilarious spoof of science fiction and the stereotype of a small Maine town with oddball characters outsmarting themselves, the Mafia, supernatural beings, and lost aliens from outer space.

"Fortunate, Easton does not take himself too seriously in any of these stories. He is a skilled short-story writer with a talent for creating vivid atmosphere, colorful characters, and just enough whimsy to make the plots more than just slightly unbelievable. And that is what makes this collection so entertaining.

"He admits he has always been fond of tall tales and he offers some whoppers in this volume. In Mood Wendigo, the unflappable town mayor investigates a puzzling superstition and almost steps in front of an intergalactic freight train. In Movers and Shakers, an alien blob named Wirtz offers the local loser a rags-to-riches scheme, but it may be just an outer space scam.

"Other stories include an oak tree with a soul, a blackmailing sorcerer, a fortune-telling TV, and a Neanderthal with size 24 feet.

"Best of all is a very funny story, Downeast Encounter, about the town handyman who uses a flying saucer lure to catch a talking trout named Oscar."

ùBill Bushnell
Maine Morning Sentinel