Chapter 8

TOO CLOSE TO THE MIRROR

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Chapter 8: Skeletal remains found in the woods southwest of Fouke, Arkansas.
Too Close to the Mirror
The continuing story of the life of Smokey Crabtree, The Legend of Boggy Creek Movie, and other adventures in a country boy's life
About the Author
Smokey worked on the Alaskan Pipeline for three years and was also in the grocery business. There is even a bit of the country music world involved in his story. He raised a family and worked in 18 foreign countries and almost every state in the United States. In the early years of his life, Smokey realized that many finer images of life are often hidden from view in the mirror of life when we stand too close to the mirror.
He lives in the countryside of Southwest Arkansas where he was raised, enjoying nature and the woods he grew up in. Smokey also enjoys fishing, hunting, and visiting with friends that he has known all his life. He will still fight for what is right, regardless.
Smokey began his story in his first book, "Smokey and the Fouke Monster", published in 1974. At the request of people who have read and enjoyed the first part of his story, he is bringing them up-to-date in this book.

My name is Smokey Crabtree and I have published my new book, "Too Close to the Mirror". My life story inspired this new book and it begins where I left off in 1974. I've received thousands of requests to "finish" the story that I began in "Smokey and The Fouke Monster" so here it is. This book covers the twenty-eight years since the movie, "The Legend of Boggy Creek" was made, and the writing of Smokey and the Fouke Monster, my first book. It gives you an insight into the country music world of Nashville, owning and operating a supermarket, the finding of an eight foot skeleton in the woods near my hometown of Fouke, Arkansas, that has not been positively identified to this date, and other ups and downs in my life. The title comes from my belief that when a person stands too close to the mirror of life all they can see is their own image and they lose sight of others, but if a person steps back far enough they begin to see images of others and they might even see the image of the Lord looking down on all of us.

My first book has been a big success. It is still on the market today, even though the bookstores still don't stock it on their shelves, it has always been available through mail orders. I have branched out and now have two websites on the Internet. If you visit my first site, Smokey and the Fouke Monster, you can find souvenirs such as coffee mugs, shot glasses, caps and a lot more.

"Too Close to the Mirror" is a bigger book than my first one, including pictures as the first one did, and the price is $19.95 plus $3.85 shipping and handling. I now take credit card orders and you may order by calling 1-879-653-6686 and your order will be processed the day you place it. You may also order by sending a money order to Days Creek Production Corporation, 414 Miller County Rd. 26, Fouke, AR 71837. "Smokey and the Fouke Monster" is $14.95 plus $3.85 shipping and handling. If you order both books for $30.00 plus $3.85 shipping and handling you get a savings of approximately $7.50.

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