We’re All A Mess, It’s OK by Amy Lyle
These humorous essays and quips are about the blunders and snafus, and of everyday life that most of us can relate to. It’s like “Chicken Soup for the Soul” if you threw in snark and expletives. If you like Jenn Mann, Samantha Kirby, and Jenny Lawson, you will love “We’re All A Mess. It’s OK.” Get a copy for your funniest friends, or for grouchy people to cheer them up.
The book is an easy read and offers a real message that we all can survive, even the worst of failures and ultimately, even though we’re all a mess, it’s OK.
The number one best-selling author of “The Amy Binegar-Kimmes-Lyle Book Of Failures” brings you her newest gem, “We’re All A Mess. It’s OK.” Over one hundred contributors share their failures, setbacks, and most embarrassing moments for this compilation of hilarity with the hopes that their stories would give the embarrassed and struggling souls some comic and inspirational relief. A Good reads Top 10 Best Humor pick!
Life is riddled with pain, disappointments, and failures, but given enough time, they’re folly. “We’re All A Mess. It’s OK” captures life’s most absurd moments honestly and without a filter. It’s filled with funny essays and one-liners that highlight the grainier sides of being human and imperfect.
The book covers everything from horrible internet dating experiences, the strangest of co-workers, vacations that went array, to the worst holiday gifts of all time. It’s an anthology of real-life disasters.
You’ll enjoy, “You Must Have Me Confused With Someone Else” which depicts Dane Levent’s severe behavior problems with her golden retriever, Buddy, after picking him up from boarding, only to find out a week later that she had the wrong dog.
And… “He’s Worth the Wait” by Bes. D describes her mother-in-law’s long-term relationship with a convicted felon she had met on Meet-An-Inmate.com.
And… “Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ Will Not Fix This Situation” by Ashley P. is a hilarious tale of turning her best date into her worst date by leaping onto her partner’s lap, causing what is called in medical terminology, a penile fracture.
And… Follow along with Traci Jo’s daily embarrassment by her mother, picking her up from school wearing different wigs, such as Dorothy Hamill and Marilyn Monroe.
And… Read an entire chapter dedicated to strange conditions, such as Shelley Miner Gardler’s need to gather her pets before she goes to work to tell them goodbye and to assign one to be in charge while she’s away.
And… Discover why Christine T sorts M&Ms in ROYGBIV order and eats them first by frequency until they’re even, and then one of each color in order until they’re gone.
These humorous essays and quips are about the blunders and snafus, and of everyday life that most of us can relate to. It’s like “Chicken Soup for the Soul” if you threw in snark and expletives. If you like Jenn Mann, Samantha Kirby, and Jenny Lawson, you will love “We’re All A Mess. It’s OK.” Get a copy for your funniest friends, or for grouchy people, maybe it will cheer them up.
The book is an easy read and offers a real message that we all can survive, even the worst of failures and ultimately, even though we’re all a mess, it’s OK.
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Author Bio:
Amy Lyle is an author and screenwriter who grew up in Marietta, Ohio, which is in the heart of Appalachia and known for a population that is partial to moonshine and prone to acts of violence. She has penned two Amazon Humor & Entertainment best-sellers, The Book Of Failures and We’re All A Mess, It’s OK, and is the writer and co-host of the popular UI Media talk show, “In The Burbs.” Amy recently shared her big idea of “Finding the Funny in the Crummy,” for Beacon Street’s TEDx event. She and her husband, Peter, are raising four children and three giant dogs together in the suburbs, just north of Atlanta.