An Older Wine is a collection of short stories starring a cast of memorable, eccentric characters. Prepare to dive deep into unexpected developments and heartwarming humor in the undaunted, endearing snapshots of life in this endearing book. In Blackberry Beach and Randy Purvis a modest, homespun, homesick woman sends inspiration to her faraway family in the form of homemade blackberry jam, and attends a concert under the stars. Join her in picking the blackberries and in the kitchen while she makes the jam and while she dances on the bleachers under the stars. In Thanksgiving Dinner at the Car Parts Factory , an older woman recalls the turkey dinner that changed her life when she was the youngest employee on the third floor of a car parts factory, with big troubles at home. In Charlie’s Big Fish Story a bunch of advertising guys play a fish prank on their too solemn boss with unexpectedly confusing and hilarious results. Lending a fresh perspective to handling life’s situations, this collection of short stories is plainly human, without any frills, always surprising, and sometimes hilarious. The stories in An Older Wine book are emotional, humorous, sympathetic, intense reads.