Many of the "Country Livin' " stories appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette over a one-year period. Originally written for the Peter's Township farm community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the stories became popular with Post Gazette readers throughout Pittsburgh and the other surrounding counties. These fact-based vignettes are told from the perspective of a 13 year old, city bred teen. They vividly describe his life and times while working a spring, summer and fall in the fertile farm belt just south of Pittsburgh. "Country Livin' " is filled with real people, some who still live in...