| The Sassafras County, Missouri Board of Tourism has not endorsed this website or any material related to this website. No one connected with the Sassafras County, Missouri Board of Tourism in any way has endorsed this website or any material related to this website. No one actually goes to Sassafras County, Missouri, so they don't really need a website. No animals, stuffed or not, were harmed in the making of this website. And don't steal anything, because (a) all the writing is copyright-protected, and (b) there are much better websites to steal from. Believe me: I know. |
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| Some older pieces can be found here and here. They were written around a decade ago but for one reason or another never saw the light of day until now. That constitutes fair warning in this county. |
| Some people--for reasons I don't want to speculate on--have seen fit to publish my fiction. You can find a silly story based on a passage from Lillian Hellman's memoirs here, and more serious stories about the middle class and factory closings in this literary journal and in this one. |
| Seven turtles, all in a row. They shouldn't cross the road, you know. A car goes by, and down they go, Those seven turtles, all in a row. |
| Monkeys monkeys monkeys, Lots of clumsy little monkeys! They are walking on the tightrope, And they fall and they go splat! |
| Two Poems By Sam [Last Name Unknown], Sassafras County's Poet-in-Residence (Pending the Dismissal of the Double Assault Charges Against Him, Naturally) |
| This is where some of my more random writings have taken up residence. I'm still looking for ways to evict them. |
| WELCOME TO SASSAFRAS COUNTY, MISSOURI |