It's Saturday

by Mike Barrett

America is a life unexamined. Farmers, cops, factory workers, used car salesmen, the characters in It's Saturday define themselves by their work, but when the weekends roll around, they find themselves wondering what makes them who they really are. Some find love, the yearning for it, self-awareness, joy, connection. Others must keep searching. These are American stories.

138 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2005

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed these stories - the writing is spare while giving enough detail to create the scene, the people are real. These are little slices of life - with the exception of the story about the cop, which has a surprise ending.

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Friend Michael Barrett's book, working class fiction, lovingly etched portraits of life in working class Kalamazoo... terrific.