The Measure of Everything

Publisher Marketing: "A well crafted fictional account of a real life situation too common in the USA, the prospect of losing a small town's ambiance along with itsfarm lands. Tied to the land and each other in complex ways, the characters are Ohio angels with halos slightly askew. The truth of this story made my heart sing." Phyllis Wilson Moore, Independent Researcher, West Virginia Literature, Clarksburg, WV "A story of two men and a village who find their heart's desire - and their family roots - in their own backyard. The characters are original fiction, but the fight to save the farm is real. And the fight continues, every day, all across the nation." Krista Magaw, Executive Director, Tecumseh Land Trust, Yellow Springs, Ohio Contributor Bio:  Davis, Ed Sonoma Valley writer Ed Davis lives a short distance from Jack London's famous Beauty Ranch and from the sprawling institution that is the setting for his latest story. During the summer of 1970, when he was just seventeen, Davis enrolled in the psychiatric technician training program at Sonoma State Hospital in Eldridge, California. Now, over forty years after completing his training, Davis has penned a fictionalized account of his experiences. In "All Things" offers a candid perspective on the way things used to be inside the wards and behind the closed doors of US mental institutions. Davis is also the author of "Road Stories", a collection of travel essays, and he is currently putting the finishing touches on "The Last Professional", a semi-autobiographical hobo novel, which will be available by the end of 2015.