Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn (Paperback)

~ (Author) "When I was born, my dad was short and black..." (more)
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Product Description

A comedic/dramatic coming-of-age dramedy, filled with great dialogue, well drawn characters and genuine emotion, in a style reminiscent of Dave Eggers.

About the Author

Always the observer, FW has spent a lifetime with the notion he is on the outside looking in. Everything gets noticed and noted, very little escapes. Needing a creative release, theatre, and all the boundless expression the stage allows, found him in his mid-twenties, catching him quite by surprise. An actor, director, producer, stand-up comic, poet, street performer, lover of the short story, he realized writing was the one thread binding them, holding him, together. Writing is the one area he feels totally at ease with.

Out on his own early in life, at times he has had to survive on sheer wit, wily ways, and wishful wisdom. Where to some life is a test, FW likens it more to a pop-quiz. Only those quick enough, creative enough, witty enough to react, are allowed to move on to the next experience, the next round.

Over the years, luck, fate, and roads traveled, have put, placed, dropped, a wealth of colorful characters in his path. He read somewhere, "Writers write best writing of what they know." So with, "Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn", he has decided to start at the beginning, chronicling the oft times funny, oft times emotional, oft times dramatic, yet always colorful characters chance assembled to orbit his formative youth.

So sit back, put your feet up, pull the box of Junior Mints ® a bit closer. The show is about to begin.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412013054
• ISBN-13: 978-1412013055
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #384,326 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Book of Quick and Subtle Wit, February 9, 2004

By	Margie Digiovanni "maggie d" (Longboat Key, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The work by this author grabs you and won't let go as he leads you through his own brand of humor. One minute you're laughing until tears begin to fall. Underneath the comedy is a life made bearable by a quick and ready wit. Some of the humor is subtle and at other times it's a whirlwind and you're caught in the middle. Worth reading more than once.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars get ready to laugh!, February 12, 2006

By	Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Rebeccasreads recommends NEVER PLAY LEAPFROG WITH A UNICORN as a total change of pace -- as in a non-stop stampede of naughty, heartbreaking & giggle-inducing dialogues & troubles.

Not sure if it's part memoir or wishful remembering, however, it is a mad rush of breathless scenes as seen through the eyes of the son of a miner with quite a lot of profound insights skating on the thin ice of the insanity that afflicts dysfunctional families.

Wrap your mind around NEVER PLAY LEAPFROG WITH A UNICORN, & see if you can look at your own life, without laughing.

Not all books have to be serious, & this one could stand up as a routine at a comedy club.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars never play leapfrog with a unicorn, June 29, 2008

By	sam i am - See all my reviews

Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn is a heart wrenching glimpse into a young boy's life growing up in an abusive and dysfunctional family in the 50's and 60's. An incredible humor and resilience carried this author through the turmoil he was forced to endure. Although I felt a tremendous sadness for him and his plight I laughed out loud many times. I read this book in one sitting, could not and would not put it down, and look forward to a sequel. This author is smart, witty and has a real gift to tell a story. I was captured from the start. Read this book and give it to a friend.