COMING SEPTEMBER, 2024 . . .
OTHER THAN THAT, I’M FINE: Essays on Life and Other Inconveniences—is a collection of humorous essays, poems and true stories by Canadian author and humorist Judy Millar.
Judy looks at LIFE—hers (as a chicken-plucker and a klutzy kisser), yours (if you’re forever in search of your phone or stuck on hold) and theirs (if you’ve ever wondered how Shakespeare’s wife really felt or what Henry VIII would have posted on eHarmony)—all through the lens of laughter.
Turns out we’re all a bit of a mess. Other than that, we’re fine!
978-0-9918177-0-2 (paperback)
978-0-9918177-2-6 (e-book)
978-0-9918177-1-9 (hardcover)
Dear Reader,
I hope you enjoy these essays, wee poems and true stories on the stuff of being alive. Some are new; others were penned during the pandemic shutdown; a few have been scooped from my storytelling performances. I’ve included links—and in the e-book, hyperlinks—to some performances, along with comical images. You can dive in and read cover to cover, or just cherry-pick for the fun of it! Wherever you land, you’ll be looking at life—mine, yours, and everyone else’s—through the lens of laughter.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, and I’d REALLY appreciate you writing a review or telling a friend about my book. Nothing beats word of mouth!
Judy
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR OTHER THAN THAT, I’M FINE
“Other Than That, I’m Fine is effortlessly and effervescently funny and Judy is Vancouver Island’s answer to Erma Bombeck. Humour fans will love this new collection.”
—Susan Juby, author of A Meditation on Murder
“Judy Millar is hilarious on the page and at the open mic. Her work is an enjoyable bundle of entertainment.”
—David P. Fraser, author of Dead or Disappeared
“In Other Than That, I’m Fine Judy Millar pokes fun at modern life, famous historical figures, marriage, aging, death, and even herself. Using a rib-tickling flow of prose and poetry, she treats the reader to laughter on every page.”
—Pat Smekal, poet and author of Ripples, Small Corners, and Praise Without Mortar
Through social observation, satire, and a delightfully skewed point of view, Judy breathes humour into a surprising variety of topics, including alternate nostril breathing, parentheses, prosopagnosia, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, philosophers’ Zoom meetings, dating profiles for historical figures, mating rituals, the mechanics of kissing, dancing lessons for klutzes, lopsided aging, outrageous obituaries, and more . . .
—Ian Cognitō, author of Animusings, editor of Old Bones & Battered Book Ends (Repartee Press)
Dear Reader,
It’s me again.
Before I began focusing on creative non-fiction and telling my stories to audiences, I wrote some fun fiction for adults.
The result was my book, Beaver Bluff: The Librarian Stories.
Maybe you’ll like it. These reviewers did.
Judy
PRAISE FOR BEAVER BLUFF, THE LIBRARIAN STORIES
“Beaver Bluff is a rollicking and ribald account of what goes on behind the Circulation Desk.”
—Susan Juby, author of The Woefield Poultry Collective
“A whimsical, witty and wacky collection of stories about life in the stacks of the fictional Big Beaver County Library. No library card required to check out these weird and wonderful characters—just a love of laughter.”
—Lois Peterson, author and 30-year library staffer
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