A former Pine River resident is making his first foray as an author,
Mark Parsons has released "Surviving Stupid" - a light-hearted look at life growing up in small-town Manitoba.
Parsons says his mom was the inspiration for this book, in particular her love of receiving letters.
"I kind of figured what makes her smile is getting a letter, so I am going to write her a couple of letters. I started writing and did not have anything that interesting to about my life, so I just picked some family memories and some old stories and started there. The first one was very well received and she wanted more, so it just kind of escalated from there. "
Parsons says anyone who grew up in a small, rural community will be able to associate with this book.
"Small town farming community, isolated. You have nothing but space to use and your imagination to entertain you. So that is kind of what this book is about, just figuring out things to do. And most of them tended to be just on the edge of stupidity."
Parsons says the book has been well received to date.
The book is available online through Amazon and most book outlets.
Locally you can pick up a copy at a number of locations, including Western Bakery, Reit-Syd Equipment, and Hippy Mama's all in Dauphin, as well as Sheila's Country Store in Pine River.
It is also available at Winnipegosis Meat Market, World Financial Group in Dauphin and Winnipegosis, and LB's General Store and Semtrack Agencies in Ethelbert
