Generous Strangers and Other Moments from  My Life

New York: Kodansha International, 1999
This is a re-titled paperback reprint of The Smoky  Mountain Cage Bird Society.
memoir

Elegantly written, wry, and wise…
— James Carroll, author of An American Requiem, winner of the National Book Award

A compassionate and loving – and funny – tribute to everyday life. I found a moment of grace in each of John Skoyles’ richly textured stories.
— Steven Lewis, author of Zen and the Art of Fatherhood