When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs [Paperback]

Gordon Kirkland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2005

The author's commentary on the humor found in everyday events ranging from marriage to parenthood, dog ownership, health issues, and more. Kirkland is a master at finding the small hidden bits of humor in events that the rest of us might just as easily overlook. His goal with his writing has always been to let his readers laugh with him and at him, and by doing so, finding a way to laugh at themselves. His previous books have been called "a must-have for all of us who love to just sit back and laugh." This book follows that tradition.

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About the Author

Gordon Kirkland is one of North America's premier humorists. His syndicated column, Gordon Kirkland at Large, first appeared on August 27, 1994, and has been running in Canadian and American newspapers ever since. His first book, Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes, won Canada's Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour in 2000. His second book, Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse drew critical acclaim with reviewers' comments such as, "nothing is sacred with someone who has no qualms about turning any situation into a fantastically funny event!" Gordon has entertained audiences at live appearances and on radio and television shows. In 2004 he was named to the faculty of the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (January 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420811495
• ISBN-13: 978-1420811490
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,112,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gordon Kirkland is a three-time winner of Canada's Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour. His first book, Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes (Harbour) took the award in 2000, and his second book, Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse (Thistledown) won it in 2005. His third book, When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs (AuthorHouse) won the 2006 Award. His other books of humorous essays include I Think I'm Having One Of Those Decades (2006), I May Be Big But I Didn't Cause That Solar Eclipse (2007) and Holly Jolly Frivolity (2009).

His latest book, The Plight Before Christmas is the story of a family facing numerous comedic calamities and disasters as an early 1960's holiday season rapidly approaches. This is what can happen when Murphy's Law takes over the holidays and sends them careening off in several comical directions.

His first novel, Crossbow is a darkly comedic mystery. Think Fargo without the wood chipper.

He has toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States with his books, and for speaking engagements at writer's conferences, festivals and other events.

Kirkland wrote the syndicated humor column Gordon Kirkland At Large for newspapers in Canada and the USA from 1994 to 2007. He is also a frequent guest on radio and television in both countries.

He says he grew up in a family filled with laughter, with his late mother being the one who would most frequently "stir the pot." He often recalls that "she had a point system for us. We got 10 points if we could make a sibling pass a liquid through their sinuses at the dinner table."

Kirkland suffered a spinal cord injury in 1990, and "walks" with the aid of forearm crutches. He makes it part of his mission to prove that people with disabilities can still have a sense of humor.