Excrements: from an AGED MIND A Collection

"Bickford Parkerâs âEXCREMENTS from an AGED MINDâ is a whimsical collection of twenty-six short stories and essays, and thirteen unusual poems. They are essentially free of subplots and extra padding, and approached with a playful tongue-in-cheek satirical undertow.
His book begins with the mischief that four boys get into, when they decide to raid an old timerâs apple orchard, and continues with gripping stories which depict the many facets of the Human Condition. The characters cope to lifeâs unexpected foibles and setbacks in their own inimitable ways, as well as the surmounting gains they achieve through solid perseverance,
or just plain old âdumbâ luck.
A few instances involve: A reluctant man in a rehabilitation unit, who describes to his councilor his idea of the âPerfektâ week; a literary handling on a question of being dead; a despondent man in search of a job; the unintentional consequence of a certain letter, mailed forty-years too late; and an unusually comical look at a danged-fangled contraption.
In Part Two, readers will fi nd thirteen of the most off-beat, ambiguous,
and eclectic poems encompassing subjects like: a specter in the mist; a man-eating tree; a witch or not; and a fanciful rendering of a Christmas-time little ditty entitled
âIncoherent Excoriation.â
Concluding this book is an unconventional Epilogue, along with a mysterious and perplexing rhyme in which the author inadvertently challenges his readers, to try to solve his intricate and mystical little enigma.
All in all, Mr. Parkerâs recent endeavor is extremely adroit and a pleasant read,
but his satirical prowess will have many different meanings to as many different readers, which was his original intention to begin with."