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Tattersall is a collection of ten short stories. Many of Coker's colorful characters are native Texans and most of the stories take place in Texas The stories are both sad and humorous with a wide range of characters from the self-absorbed alcoholic in "Big Bucks" to the coming of age story of an eleven year old girl growing up in the 1950s in "Earning an Education." The Mexican ranch hand from Uvalde in "The Chair" will touch your heart with his even keel outlook on life, no matter how difficult, and Shirley Jo will exhibit the guilt one feels when the time comes to parent the parent in "Car...

School Daze is a poignant account of the many facets of substitute teaching. The author tells through her story-poems her everyday experiences teaching in the public schools, grades pre-K through 12 for the past 12 years. She offers intuitive insight and humorous observations that routinely occur in the life of a substitute teacher. There is a strong thread of hope for the future intermingled with a realistic portrayal of the present that shines through these poems. Readers may identify with them, be surprised by what they learn, laugh and cry with them, but they will not be disappointed.