"Icky Impala and Other Short Stories" transports the reader from the vast Serengeti Plain of East Africa to the wilds of Texas Big Thicket with stories ranging from the bizarre to the humorous. Eighteen intriguing short stories delight and astound with the unique perspective of author, Don Shook, 2009 Senior Poet Laureate of Texas. Love animals? "Icky Impala" will bound into your imagination as he confronts the King of Beasts. Football fans will be astounded with the fascinating tale of Bric Dodd, coach, teacher, and sometimes fierce purveyor or justice. The other stories, just as engaging, run the gamut of emotions with tales of love, action, adventure and mystery. Always entertaining, "Icky Impala and Other Short Stories" absorbs readers of all ilks and ages into 180 pages of delightful tall tales and surprise endings.