Beneath the Vines

Within moments the polaroid picture was laminated. Under the picture read "MASS Michael, 04581-063." From cucumber picker to "Mr. Chairman" to pathological gambler, and finally, prison inmate...These powerful accounts of unfolding human events will take you on a rollercoaster ride of breathtaking emotions, both hilarious and heart wrenching! A memoir filled with captivating and colorful stories that not only brings the reader inside a small frame church house with cardboard fans, but also behind closed doors of political deal making. In the midst of one of the most publicized political scandals in Oklahoma, the author pulls no punches in owning his own lot that landed him in a federal penitentiary. A real "peek" inside the closet of his association with infamous "Little Dixie" politicians, as well as fellow prison inmates. The author's unique perspective of religion, law and politics from an obscure beginning in the sun bleached fields of southeast Oklahoma allows the reader to examine life from a view "beneath the vines." As one observer put it, "You can't make this stuff up!"