Adventures in Long Island and Abroad is a Study in Irony and Sardonic Wit
Submitted by: Anaphora Literary Press
2013-07-12 00:01:50
Anaphora Literary Press is excited to promote Bruce D. Johnson's first book of short stories.
Philadelphia, PA-NJ (OPENPRESS) Packed with irony and sprinkled with pathos and poignancy, Adventures in Long Island and Abroad is a collection of sixty hilarious, amalgamated stories with amusing last-minute twists. They are written in a sharp, original voice, with a smart, speedy delivery and a sense of the absurd. The eccentric narrator's wife is a federal judge who, in an rare but unfortunate lapse of judgment, was charmed by and married a not-so-lovable misfit. Although interlinked, each chapter stands on its own as a bite-sized study in levity that one can enjoy in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee. This book is for anyone who loves a good laugh and appreciates sardonic wit.
"I was the youngest kid ever to be expelled from Saint Joseph the Worker Elementary School in East Patchogue, New York. I got kicked out during the second semester of kindergarten. To my knowledge, that distinction still stands to this day. I actually held the record for the entire Diocese of Rockville Centre until 1978, when some kid got expelled on his second day of class for spreading division and confusion among the faithful, desecration of the Eucharist, and setting his school's dumpster on fire. He must have been a little prick." —Excerpt from "Grace School Scandals," Adventures in Long Island and Abroad.
Bruce D. Johnson spent the first ten years of his working life as a purchasing agent for a furniture manufacturer. Seeking a change of pace from the corporate grind and looking to be nearer to nature, he quit his job, bought a farm and went into the dairy business—a natural career move for him, as he had spent a week one summer on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania when he was sixteen. Many years later, word possessing software became commonplace, so, after selling the farm, Bruce wrote a funny book.
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