By MATT PIKE
Former KFEQ Ag Director Tom Brand has released a new book.
‘Welts on Your Butt a Calf Could Suck: Reflections on Faith, Family and a Farm Kids’ Life is a book Brand has tried to write for some time, and says is full of many stories
“Some people might call it a bathroom book because it’s just short reads, but it’s probably not what I envisioned 20 some years ago, I was thinking more of a memoir of things,” Brand tells KFEQmunnity show host Brent Martin. “Just some humorous stories I’ve learned through the years and maybe some travel adventures and that kind of thing, and some might call it a bit of a memoir.”
Brand says he had wanted to write a book for some time, but lost motivation, before rediscovering his joy for writing while doing articles for the Nodaway News Leader
“I was probably a few months into it and someone said you ought to write a book,” Brand says. “Well, I’ve talked about writing a book for quite a while.”
Brand says this book though, was not the book he had originally set out to write
“There’s still a book in the works about my heart attack and the experiences surrounding that, that I’m going to say is a third to halfway written. That’s been a bit of a heavier lift because that’s more emotional than this has been,” Brand explains.
Brand says while writing the book, he accessed some memory rooms he hasn’t visited for years
“Some of those were a big smile on the face, like visiting family that I hadn’t seen for a long time, others were an emotional tug at the heartstrings,” Brand says. “I will admit, there are some stories in here that I don’t know that I could actually read out loud without choking up.”
The book is available to purchase on Amazon or on RichardsonPress.com. Copies are also available at the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau.