For my car to be ready. . .

–I just paid five-fifty and tip for a mocha. For seven dollars I could have bought a box of K-cups or half a pound of quality organic dark roast ground coffee beans.

–There’s a guy with a skull and crossbones tattoo. How original.

–Lots of business-types in here. Deals are being closed. 

–How does fuel injection work and what is a capacitor?

–Are there any other countries in the world that shun the metric system?

–There’s a woman that looks like Jamie Lee Curtis.

–There’s a guy that looks like a seedy Bruce Dern in Nebraska. (Oops, sorry, that was a mirror.)

Guess I’ll go see if the car is ready.

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Praise for True North

A thoughtful yet passionate, densely woven tableau of interconnected lives and eras in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson; Gary Eller brings a lifetime’s care and an artist’s eye to his magnum opus—a shivery swirl of adventure provoking double-takes of recognition: They are us. Rich, funny, moving, and wise.

Joan Frank, author of The Outlook for Earthlings

True North will quickly jerk you by the roots from the tranquil prairie grasses into a world of mystery, murder and intrigue. Eller’s depth of detail and description takes you smoothly through the sights, sounds and fragrances of an uncovered world.

Dennis R. Waller, author of Walkin’ Joe and theMidnight Marauders

Sad, mysterious, tender, sometimes hilarious and occasionally savage. But they all have a couple of things in common: real-as-life characters you’ll want to spend time with, and an elegant readability that will make that time go much too fast.

Jim Nichols, author of Blue Summer, winner of the 2021Maine Fiction Award

Like Toni Morrison, Gary Eller knows salvation is always the motive, whether the crime is murder—or love.

Paul M. Hedeen, author of The Butterfly

Engrossing… Through unflinching narration, Eller submerges readers into the bleak, but lushly imagined, inner worlds of the Little Shays, the Breens, the Morinvilles, and the Peaveys, as they grapple with each other for primacy of place and survival.

Debra Marquart, author of The Horizontal World:Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere

Funny, compelling, and often disturbing, True North introduces us to characters who endure despite poverty and cruel Fate, and we cheer for them because of and despite their desperation. This novel shows us a new angry Eller, and it’s a justified anger in the tradition of Ed Abbey and Kurt Vonnegut.

Hank Nuwer, author of Sons of the Dawn

Praise for True North

A thoughtful yet passionate, densely woven tableau of interconnected lives and eras in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson; Gary Eller brings a lifetime’s care and an artist’s eye to his magnum opus—a shivery swirl of adventure provoking double-takes of recognition: They are us. Rich, funny, moving, and wise.

Joan Frank, author of The Outlook for Earthlings

True North will quickly jerk you by the roots from the tranquil prairie grasses into a world of mystery, murder and intrigue. Eller’s depth of detail and description takes you smoothly through the sights, sounds and fragrances of an uncovered world.

Dennis R. Waller, author of Walkin’ Joe and theMidnight Marauders

Sad, mysterious, tender, sometimes hilarious and occasionally savage. But they all have a couple of things in common: real-as-life characters you’ll want to spend time with, and an elegant readability that will make that time go much too fast.

Jim Nichols, author of Blue Summer, winner of the 2021Maine Fiction Award

Like Toni Morrison, Gary Eller knows salvation is always the motive, whether the crime is murder—or love.

Paul M. Hedeen, author of The Butterfly

Engrossing… Through unflinching narration, Eller submerges readers into the bleak, but lushly imagined, inner worlds of the Little Shays, the Breens, the Morinvilles, and the Peaveys, as they grapple with each other for primacy of place and survival.

Debra Marquart, author of The Horizontal World:Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere

Funny, compelling, and often disturbing, True North introduces us to characters who endure despite poverty and cruel Fate, and we cheer for them because of and despite their desperation. This novel shows us a new angry Eller, and it’s a justified anger in the tradition of Ed Abbey and Kurt Vonnegut.

Hank Nuwer, author of Sons of the Dawn

Praise for True North

A thoughtful yet passionate, densely woven tableau of interconnected lives and eras in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson; Gary Eller brings a lifetime’s care and an artist’s eye to his magnum opus—a shivery swirl of adventure provoking double-takes of recognition: They are us. Rich, funny, moving, and wise.

Joan Frank, author of The Outlook for Earthlings

True North will quickly jerk you by the roots from the tranquil prairie grasses into a world of mystery, murder and intrigue. Eller’s depth of detail and description takes you smoothly through the sights, sounds and fragrances of an uncovered world.

Dennis R. Waller, author of Walkin’ Joe and theMidnight Marauders

Sad, mysterious, tender, sometimes hilarious and occasionally savage. But they all have a couple of things in common: real-as-life characters you’ll want to spend time with, and an elegant readability that will make that time go much too fast.

Jim Nichols, author of Blue Summer, winner of the 2021Maine Fiction Award

Like Toni Morrison, Gary Eller knows salvation is always the motive, whether the crime is murder—or love.

Paul M. Hedeen, author of The Butterfly

Engrossing… Through unflinching narration, Eller submerges readers into the bleak, but lushly imagined, inner worlds of the Little Shays, the Breens, the Morinvilles, and the Peaveys, as they grapple with each other for primacy of place and survival.

Debra Marquart, author of The Horizontal World:Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere

Funny, compelling, and often disturbing, True North introduces us to characters who endure despite poverty and cruel Fate, and we cheer for them because of and despite their desperation. This novel shows us a new angry Eller, and it’s a justified anger in the tradition of Ed Abbey and Kurt Vonnegut.

Hank Nuwer, author of Sons of the Dawn

Praise for True North

A thoughtful yet passionate, densely woven tableau of interconnected lives and eras in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson; Gary Eller brings a lifetime’s care and an artist’s eye to his magnum opus—a shivery swirl of adventure provoking double-takes of recognition: They are us. Rich, funny, moving, and wise.

Joan Frank, author of The Outlook for Earthlings

True North will quickly jerk you by the roots from the tranquil prairie grasses into a world of mystery, murder and intrigue. Eller’s depth of detail and description takes you smoothly through the sights, sounds and fragrances of an uncovered world.

Dennis R. Waller, author of Walkin’ Joe and theMidnight Marauders

Sad, mysterious, tender, sometimes hilarious and occasionally savage. But they all have a couple of things in common: real-as-life characters you’ll want to spend time with, and an elegant readability that will make that time go much too fast.

Jim Nichols, author of Blue Summer, winner of the 2021Maine Fiction Award

Like Toni Morrison, Gary Eller knows salvation is always the motive, whether the crime is murder—or love.

Paul M. Hedeen, author of The Butterfly

Engrossing… Through unflinching narration, Eller submerges readers into the bleak, but lushly imagined, inner worlds of the Little Shays, the Breens, the Morinvilles, and the Peaveys, as they grapple with each other for primacy of place and survival.

Debra Marquart, author of The Horizontal World:Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere

Funny, compelling, and often disturbing, True North introduces us to characters who endure despite poverty and cruel Fate, and we cheer for them because of and despite their desperation. This novel shows us a new angry Eller, and it’s a justified anger in the tradition of Ed Abbey and Kurt Vonnegut.

Hank Nuwer, author of Sons of the Dawn