Mike R Dunbar 
Snakes in the Grass and Other Short Stories, Including Grasshopper Creek 

This collection of 9 short stories and novellas, including “Snakes in the Grass” and “Grasshopper Creek”, is written in such detail and strength the reader will become immersed in each story and stretch their imagination, running wild as they are taken on a journey from the dismal swamps of the Florida Everglades, where Skeeter Fontain transitions from a poacher of wild animals to becoming instrumental in saving them, to the mountains of Grasshopper Greek, Montana, where the love of a young couple flourishes as their common love of horses takes them in divergent paths. The reader will travel to the plains of Oklahoma during the harsh times of the ‘Dust Bowl’ and feel the heartache suffered by so many, to the heart of North Korea where, years after the Korean conflict, an army corpsman secretly returns to save a fellow soldier, and into the wilds of the Canadian wilderness trying to understand a strange bond between a man and wolf. These incredible stories are filled with intriguing and interesting characters, will reach readers of all ages, teaching important values, morals, and lessons of life all can cherish.

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Growing up in the hills of Northeastern Oklahoma, inspired by his paternal Grandfather, Dr. Dunbar dreamed of working with wild animals in wild places. After achieving college degrees in Wildlife Ecology at Oklahoma State University and a degree in Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, the author worked as a conservation officer, wildlife biologist and as a practicing veterinarian in Idaho. Later, while working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wildlife Services with the Department of Agriculture, he achieved his dream working as a research wildlife veterinarian in many wild places around the world. Nearing retirement, he wanted to write about what he loved, so began his writing career; writing three novels, his memoir as a Wildlife Veterinarian, and finally this collection of short stories, some inspired by his life’s experiences. Dr. Dunbar now resides with his beautiful wife Sherry along the Salmon River in the rugged mountains of east central Idaho.