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Weston Locher

Weston Locher

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Musings on Minutiae is the hilarious new humor book by Weston Locher which collects 50 essays and anecdotes about his unbelievable childhood memories, his strained relationship with his felines, and everything in between.

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Locher is an Ohio native who escaped the state because he was tired of being cold and wet in the winter and overheated in the summer. Mostly, he left because his parents refused to believe in the concept of air conditioning. Being the sum of a journalist father and an English teacher mother he was doomed to a life of writing before he was able to consciously make the decision for himself. He chose to write humor because his parents made the mistake of telling him that he was funny. This is further proof of why you shouldn’t lie to your children.

Locher’s column, “101 Ways to Hurt Yourself: A Children’s Guide to Recess,″ was named as a semi-finalist in HumorPress.com‘s bi-monthly America’s Funniest Humor! writing contest. Other writing awards and recognitions earned by Locher include having the majority of his columns printed out by his parents and hung on their refrigerator. Weston currently resides in Orlando, Florida.

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

Story Behind The Book

Musings on Minutiae collects 50 hilarious essays about Weston Locher's world - from life with frenetic felines to his unbelievable childhood memories and everything in between!

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<p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">“THE JOKE-PER-DOLLAR BARGAIN OF THE YEAR!”</span></strong><br /> - Barry Parham,<br /> author of <em>Why I Hate Straws: An offbeat worldview of an offbeat world</em></p> <p style="font-family:'yui-tmp';"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">“Life’s most mundane minutes would be delightfully entertaining with Weston Locher around.”</span></strong><br /> - Reading for Sanity Book Reviews<br /></p><p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>What Amazon.com Readers are Saying…</strong></span></p> <p style="font-family:'yui-tmp';">“Weston’s witty way with words, his wry humor, and his wide-ranging choice of topics all make for a memorable and hilarious read.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“This book is hilarious! The author has a real gift for storytelling and I found myself laughing so hard, my face hurt.”</strong></p> <p style="text-align:right;font-family:'yui-tmp';">“Do yourself a favor and pick up this book, you won’t regret it!<br /> This is observational humor at it’s finest!”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“[Locher] will simply ask you to accompany him on a meandering journey down his memory lane- which you’ll start to notice bears a striking resemblance to your own.”</strong></p> <p style="font-family:'yui-tmp';">“The author’s humor is so addictive I caught myself saying, ‘just one more story…’ at the end of EVERY story.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“The author really has a way of making just about anything hilarious.”</strong></p> <p style="text-align:right;font-family:'yui-tmp';">“Set the book next to the toilet and you will find yourself spending way more time there then you planned!!! So funny, it is addictive.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“I hope to see more books from this author, he does not disappoint!”</strong></p> <p style="font-family:'yui-tmp';">“This is Weston Locher`s first book and I guarantee you, it won’t be his last.<br /> It was so great I read it in one sitting.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“This book cures what ails you with laughter by the pagefull.<br /> A must-read!”</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';">“I was bothering my family with ‘read this part’ or ‘listen to this one!’<br /> Lots of real laugh out loud moments too.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“Sprinkled throughout are everyday accounts in which witty Weston is able to portray immense amounts of humor by skewing the angle.”</strong></p> <p style="text-align:left;font-family:'yui-tmp';">“This book was absolutely hilarious! I had a blast reading the essays and anecdotes that are Weston Locher’s life.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“Once I started reading the book I could not put it down … I would recommend this book to anyone or everyone that needs a good laugh because that is exactly what the author provides.”</strong></p> <p style="text-align:right;font-family:'yui-tmp';">“I think one of Mr. Locher’s talents is seeing the humor in things that people notice and ponder but never take it to the next level.”</p> <p style="text-align:center;font-family:'yui-tmp';"><strong>“If you’re looking for a quick, light read, that makes you smile, than this is the book for you!”</strong></p>