The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories by Stockton, outlet Bob NEUF

A shipwrecks tragic toll in human life. The changing face of a quiet turn-of-the century neighborhood. A man who lost his wife unexpectedly. An obnoxious drunk who gets more than he bargained for. A horse who develops an affinity for a Hawaiian saloon. A submarines up close and personal encounter with a snoozing whale. Each of these stories and much more are found in "The Blue Collar Blues," author Bob Stocktons personal anthology of forty-six short stories that have been published over the past decade.The books first section contains stories of a young boys coming of age in an ever-changing northeast working-class neighborhood. The second section highlights standalone stories that run from autobiographical to allegorical. The third section focuses on the adventures-and misadventures- of young sailors serving in the U.S. Navy of a half-century past. The fourth section relates actual tales of the U.S. Navy and her sailors deployed along the Pacific Rim.Grab a cup of coffee and escape into the mind of an author with a flair for describing what is really important in life.

Award-winning storyteller Bob Stockton left high school in 1957 to join the Navy, where he served for 20 years, retiring in 1977 as a chief petty officer. Since Navy retirement Bob has earned undergraduate and graduate university degrees and has worked as a shipyard welders helper, adjunct graduate instructor, epidemiologist, pharmaceutical trainer, small business owner and international radio host. Exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam led to the Veterans Administration declaring Bob fully disabled. He now lives near his three children and four grandchildren in Jacksonville, Florida.