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Husbands, Dogs, and a Humor Book Announcement

Yesterday, my husband came home from the flea market and said, “Kids, I bought you half a dog.”

Here he is:

half a dog 2

And by “he,” I mean the dog, not my husband.

He (this time I mean my husband) and our nine-year-old twins bandied about names for the mutt. Suggestions included:

  • Hine-y
  • Abdomen, or Abby for shortIJWTBA Cover
  • Butty, short for Buttercup
  • Private Parts, also known as P.P.

I live in a Fun House—as in the kind you find at a traveling amusement park, staffed by carnies. The crew chief is my husband, Chris.

And I’ve now written about our relationship, pre-kids, during a time you’d have thought we were semi-sane. But we weren’t. . .

My humor essay, entitled “The Five Stages of Grief Marriage and Dating” is going to appear in a new anthology, I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE. This book, now available for pre-order on Amazon, contains hilarious stories about the men in our lives. Nearly 40 of the web’s funniest women have contributed. It’s spearheaded by Jen of People I Want to Punch in the Throat.

My essay involves the Middle Eastern desert, running over lizards, a sinking ship, and bacon. What more is there?

I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE comes out in one month in both paperback and Kindle formats. You don’t want to miss this. The first humor anthology that Jen edited, I JUST WANT TO PEE ALONE, was a #1 Bestseller. I’m hono(u)red to be in this instalment with so many funny women.

IJWTBA Back Cover Amazon Button.jpgGo buy a copy. Or I’ll make you come to Calgary and buy something from Chris at the flea market. Careful: it could be half a dog, or a whole kid.

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE.

Maybe then Chris will buy us the other half of the dog.

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Finding Humor Everywhere, Funny Family Moments

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  1. The Hook says

    March 1, 2014 at 7:02 am

    You keep succeeding, Leanne… and I keep failing.
    In an uncertain, ever-changing world, it’s nice to know somethings are immutable, isn’t it?
    Congratulations on this latest victory.
    (And that dog is seriously disturbing. Has your husband been reading The Blogess lately?”

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  2. Sarah Lei says

    March 10, 2014 at 10:11 am

    Sounds like a fun read! You are too funny.

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