A collection of anecdotes and reminiscences by local musicians and others of the Hastings jazz and social scene in the 50's and 60's. Together with photos and press clippings, it provides a trip down memory lane back to those fabulous years.

A novel inspired by personal experience, In June the River chronicles with humor and passion one man's search for worthiness in a bottle, his grueling escape from the oblivion he finds there instead, and his revelation that sobriety is only the beginning of recovery. In the course of his salvation, he gets back his marbles, finds the children he didn't know until they were in college, and saves the beloved boyhood cottage that his own mother tries to swindle from him. Along the way, he also learns the precious art of forgiveness.