The Old North Side Cafe is about stories of all kinds - heroic escapades, bittersweet memories, tall tales, bad jokes, and disturbing confessions. This book is filled with stories that mark the seasons, unite the years, and draw conclusions that your never saw coming. It is here at the Old North Side Cafe that Water Street Pete leads the crew ...Holly Lake Jake, Camelot Bob, Gladstone Gus, Manor Hill Mack and the waitress Stella, in the ceremonial recounting of life's events, meaning and purpose. Everyone is welcome at the cafe as long as you can behave. The coffee is hot, the pie is sweet, lights are on and every story is faithful to a greater truth.