HomespunIowaisacompilationofshortstoriesandessays.Afewweretoldbymygrandmother,bornin1858,somebymymother,whodiedin1992attheageof95,othersbyherfriends,andmine.Most,however,arepersonalmemoriesandmusings-aboutordinarypeopleandanimals-everydayeventsthatmakeupourlives,andgivethemmeaning.Somebringlaughter,otherstears.Thereisnoviolenceintheseanecdotes.HomespunIowaisaneasyread.Itwon'tputyoutosleep,butneitherwillitkeepyouawake.