The Front Yard War

The Front Yard War by Wred Fright is available as an ebook ($5 USD for either EPUB or PDF version) or autographed print book ($15 domestic and $20 international--includes shipping and please put a note in if you want the autograph personalized) directly from Wred Fright:

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It is also available via Google Play/Books, SmashWords, Amazon, and probably wherever else ebooks are sold. A print on demand edition is available on Amazon (though the cheapest way to read a print copy remains ordering the pdf and then just printing it out at the public library or whatnot).

Jane Carcrashski is getting a divorce.  Jane Carcrashski is looking for a new career.  Jane Carcrashski is getting good at hiding her nervous breakdown. But one thing Jane Carcrashski is not doing is cutting the grass. You see, her estranged husband says he'll do it, and she's making sure he keeps his word.  Unfortunately, he's real busy, so he hasn't had time to do it, but he says he'll be over tonight.  If not tonight, then the next day.  OK, maybe this weekend.  Well, something came up, so next weekend?

In the meantime, the grass is growing, and we're past No Mow May into Angry Neighbors And Government Code Violations June, and Jane is thrust into an armed standoff with local government goons fueled by a group of misfits drawn to her growing grass including a property rights extremist who maybe only loves his rights slightly more than his guns, a native plants enthusiast who feels guilty about finding dandelion sandwiches so damn delicious, a yard artist who thinks Jane's yard just needs a few more inflatable flamingos and it would look better, and a digital druid who dislikes clothing and insists on live streaming his intense naked conversations with the plants in Jane's yard.

Remember the Alamo?  Remember Waco?  Remember Attica?  Remember how the Harpers Ferry raid ended?--Also, remember when Harper's Ferry used to have an apostrophe?  OK, enough digression, let's get back to the main point--Remember when Philadelphia dropped a bomb on a bunch of militant vegetarians?

No?  Well, none of those had happy endings.  Jane's still hoping for one here, but that's only probably because she's drunk.  If you like novels such as The Monkey Wrench Gang, then you're probably on a government watchlist, but you'll also likely enjoy reading The Front Yard War!

The Front Yard War is the sixth published novel by Wred Fright. The other five are The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus, Blog Love Omega Glee, Frequently Asked Questions About Being Dead, Edna's Employment Agency, and Fast Guy Slows Down.  More info about the author and his work is available at WredFright.Com. 

Here are what the critics are saying about the book:

Author Crazy Carl Robinson wrote, "his perspective is as fair and balanced as that of any writer that i have ever encountered....in his most recent novel, wred fright’s critique of american lawn care comes across as a light/breezy satire of america’s obsession with all things 'yard'”

You can read an excerpt on New Pop Lit or below:

The Front Yard War by Wred Fright Excerpt by Wred Fright 

Word Count: 77,850

If you are press, a high resolution image of the cover is here and one of the author is here.