Lives of Christian Ministers (1909)

An Explosion of Toads: A Celebration of Eccentricity reads like seventy-one mini-novels on the out-of-the-ordinary people one canat stop watching on the street. Beginning with a tribute to Deneas father (Annieas grandfather), a champion eccentric himself, the authorsa poems pay tribute to the people who have crossed their paths. Inevitably, they sometimes turn the spotlight on themselves, cynically marking the experiences and observations that fit into their theme. An anguished wife dismembers her husbandas body; a bored couple worships their cat, Feng Shui aCenturya farmers, ADD children, tarot readers, a pocket-change grocery shopper, hot steamy couples, packing house workers, victims of the storm, church ghosts, and passionate Nigerian Southern Baptists all tell their poetic stories. Ending sweetly, two loving, traveling friends of different races endure each otheras hair spray and snoring. A quick, fascinating read by two eccentrics in their own right!