MULE: True Life Tall Tales About The Life And times Of A Country Boy From Smith County, Tennessee

Mule is a collection of award winning short stories 150 years in the making. These True Life Tall Tales date from the Civil War, through the Great Depression, and up to the 1960’s.


The central character throughout the book is Louie A. Russell, the author’s father. The stories are about Mule, his family, and friends. You’ll find these stories to be inspiring, enlightening, and a few of them will make you laugh. 


This collection of stories has proven itself to be popular with mature southern readers who remember life in the country and the small towns during a simpler time in America. 


Excerpts from Mule have appeared in The Oxford So And So Literary Magazine, The Magnolia Quarterly Literary magazine, Country Extra Magazine, and Good Old Days Magazine.