Barry Clay

Molded by Humor Barry Clay

Given how hard life can be, who couldn't use a dollop of humor? This collection of stories -- inspired by actual events -- provides more than a dollop. Several bushel fulls of humor are contained in its pages. And the stories are all the more amusing because they are slices of actual events -- or nearly so. "The Dip Takes a Plunge" relates just how badly a weekend visit can go... and just how deadly a bowl of avocado dip can be. "My Life of Crime" tells the sordid (but very funny) tale of four normally God-fearing, obedient boys who decide to exact revenge on their own when one of their friends is the brunt of a school prank. (The revenge doesn't go well.) "My Daughter Lauren versus the State Department of Transportation" is an almost absolutely true story of one 16-year-old girl who goes head-to-head with her state's Department of Transportation -- as told by her father. "You Drive Me Crazy" reveals the true stories of the author, his wife, and children, as the adults teach their four children to drive. You will never look at the sign "Student Driver" the same. "The Worst Camping Trip Ever" combines stories from family and friends into one long weekend of misadventure and comedy that even the wildlife found engaging. "Amusement Parks of Near Death" divulges the darker side of amusement parks -- at least from the vantage point of a man who is terrified of roller coasters and dislikes going around in circles. This book is packed with over 150 pages of comedy, humor, indiscretions -- and mortification enough for three books. "The Dip Takes the Plunge" and "My Life of Crime" were also collected in the anthology "A Little Bit of Everything," and all the titles are available in individual kindle editions.