A great Mother's Day Gift
 
| The Kids are Gone; The Dog is Depressed &
MOM'S ON THE LOOSE From Shelley Mickle these seventy-two essays, which Shelley has read over the last five years on Florida Public Radio, have been called "bedshakers" -- they create so much laughter you might not to be allowed to read them in bed, at least if you are not sleeping alone. On subjects from everything to dealing with the dog's depression over the end of her car-pooling days, to the day a snake looked in at the family room window, and the memory of when the Thanksgiving Day football game ended in a knockout, these essays delight and resonate in readers' own lives. More than 20 of the stories are illustrated by Miami artist, John Potter, in a style similar to a James Thurber book. |
A Special Offer for a personalized copy
For a great Mother's Day Gift consider ordering a copy of Mom's on the Loose and have Shelley sign the book. signed hardback gift copies are available for $25.00 which includes priority mail shipping, handling, and Florida Sales tax.
Mail to:
Mom's on the Loose
P.O. Box 1408
Alachua, Florida 32616-1408 |
Read excerpts from the book:
Blue Dog
A Snake Story
View the Table of Contents
Editorial reviews Henri Pensis - WUFT Station Manager
Each piece is humorous, yet the core of her stories illuminates some basic aspect of the human condition.
Gary Kirkland - The Gainesville Sun, June 17, 2000
This book is a bedshaker. Stifling my laughter causes body-quakes, sending major shockwaves to the other side of the mattress. Ben Pickard - Professor Emeritus, U.of Fla. and President of Alachua Press
All of Shelley's vignettes contain wry, touching, sometimes hilarious insights into the mundane events and encounters that shape our everyday life. In a similar fashion to Mark Twain's fictionalized recreation of his Hannibal boyhood, Shelley's essays chronicle her hometown world. Brandy Hilboldt - Jacksonville Times Union
After you finish this book of essays, you'll wish Shelley Fraser Mickle were your next door neighbor. You know from reading her chatty, insightful essays that you'd love to hang over the fence talking to her about anything--children's lunch box contents, mares in heat, Valentine cards, wayward cats or yellow velvet hot pants. Though Mickle's fare is lighthearted and funny, it's deep in its universal appeal. |
