This book contains over 50 short stories based on the authors' experience as a Public Defender in the California Gold country, many of which are set in the historic mining town of Foresthill. The Sierra foothills are full of historic towns inhabited by aging Vietnam vets, present day miners, pot growers, meth makers, retirees, nouveau rich, just plain folks, eccentrics, and rugged individualists. Put them together and you have some conflicts with the law and some very funny stories, and sad tales which reveal the nature of this town, its citizens, and how our justice system works...or may not.