A Splendid Trove of Short Stories and Novellas with Deeply Human Characters 

An elderly rural doctor comforts and counsels an even older dying patient; two French Quarter street musicians forge a lyrical cross-racial bond; a young Eastern banker mourns a lost teaching career, but discovers meaning and community in the Northwoods of Minnesota; and an Irish nurse becomes an American nun, but must find a way to honor her vows yet guard and guide the son she gave up for adoption. These characters and others step forward to amaze and entertain readers of this collection.  

With their indelible words, Hardy Menees's stories tell of a passion for truth, independence of spirit, resolve in the face of challenges, faithful companionship, and bravery before death. His tales will capture the heart and engage the mind of readers. And a clearer grasp of the human experience — and its harvest — will unfold. 

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Hardy C. Menees '70 has been a raconteur for decades, spinning stories to entertain family, friends, clients and colleagues. With this fiction collection, the raconteur has become a writer, proudly following in the footsteps of his journalist father. Faculty at Princeton urged him to pursue a literary career as a college professor and author, but he chose law school instead. Menees has practiced as a civil trial attorney in St. Louis for 48 years. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Kirkwood, a St. Louis suburb, near their two adult children and four grandchildren.