Pat McManus

I was sad and disappointed when Pat McManus stopped writing for Outdoor Life a few months past. His stories were the first thing I read after receiving my new monthly issue. I was really surprised to see his story Christmas over Easy in the Dec/Jan issue. It was really a nice story. It was odd because my wife and I had just been talking about Christmas and how it has gotten away from the true meaning of Christmas. I too grew up in small rural areas and a lot of the things he wrote about hit home. Cutting your own tree, the decorations, the school plays. We were always lucky if there were any presents. Mom and dad always seemed to come up with something for us kids. Anyway, I just really enjoyed seeing Pat writing anther of his good stories. I hope to see more in the future. Pat, I hope you are enjoying retirement and getting in a little hunting and fishing along the way.