Kelly McKenzie has hosted her quirk-centric blog, Just TypiKel, since 2013. She’s been published in several anthologies from Chicken Soup to the Soul to the Erma Bombeck-inspired, Laugh Out Loud. Her debut book, the coming-of-age memoir, Never, Never, Hardly Ever, is unboxed and available now.
TOLMIE PRESS
Released: March 20, 2024
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A Mother- Daughter Story of Antiques and Antics
A month into a summer stint at her type-A mother’s Asian antique and collectibles store, FROG, Kelly is struggling to make her first sale. The 26-year-old knows nothing about the inventory and cares for it even less.
This coming-of-age memoir revels in frequently challenging mother/daughter dynamics often played against a cast of colorful, unforgettable, characters. Kelly never imagined working at FROG. She’s surprised to discover a welcoming community hub where customers are encouraged to linger and share their lives. With her two best friends moving away, Kelly treasures these new friendships, including that of a certain customer’s son who happens to be dating her dedicated running partner. Happily, a different spark is lit. Kelly’s now determined to shine, and on her own merit, not because she’s the boss’s daughter. But just as things seem to be sorting themselves out, Kelly is shocked when her tour de force mother suddenly announces her intention to abandon FROG in favor of operating a completely different business.
Kelly must decide. Should she quit or commit?
352 pages | English | 13.97 x 2.24 x 21.59 cm | ISBN: 1738239500
Released: Feb. 15, 2018
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40 Women Humorists Celebrate Then and Now… Before We Forget
Remember ironing your hair? Rolling it in soda cans to straighten it? Lacquering it with enough spray that it could ward off bullets? Ever slather on cement-colored lipstick so heavy, you looked like a zombie princess? Remember hot pants and platform heels? The danger of patent-leather shoes? Were you a secretary, nurse, or teacher, but only, as our mothers urged us, until you found “Mr. Right.” In her new book, LAUGH OUT LOUD: 40 WOMEN HUMORISTS CELEBRATE THEN AND NOW…BEFORE WE FORGET, Allia Zobel Nolan and 40 funny ladies from the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop chronicle these blips in time as they look back at life in the past lane. Zobel Nolan and the other dancing queens then fast forward to today and write about what it’s like to blink and wake up to be 50, 60, 70, and beyond—experiences ranging from cremation ceremonies to marrying younger men, from senior online dating to finding yourself a menopausal maniac in Mexico.
282 pages | English | 13.34 x 1.8 x 20.32 cm | ISBN: 0692076190
Released: Feb. 9, 2016
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101 Heartwarming Stories about Our Happy, Heroic & Hilarious Pets
From cats with nine lives to cats that save lives— from cats that wreck houses to cats that repair families—from cats that crack us up to cats that act like therapists—you’ll see your own cat with new appreciation for its unique skills and intuition.
With a special emphasis on the benefits and joys of adopting abandoned cats, these stories will make you laugh out loud, nod your head in recognition, and maybe even shed a tear or two. And your purchase will help support the great work of the American Humane Association!
446 pages | English | file size 16866 KB
Released: Oct. 24 2022
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Have you ever needed a hug from someone in Heaven? Heartstrings from Heaven: Book Two in the Angel Bumps Series, is a unique collection of stories from authors who experienced a spiritual hug from a loved one and were reassured someone in Heaven loves them very much. Heartstrings from Heaven will open your eyes and your heart to the signs you may be missing. A joyful and tender moment that will continue throughout your life—once you experience your Angel Bump, you’ll never be the same.
192 pages | English | file size 3307 KB
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Kelly McKenzie worked at her mother’s Vancouver Asian antique store for over a decade. After struggling to make her first sale, she went on to become her mother’s dependable right-hand gal, picking up bookkeeping skills, marathon running and a husband along the way.
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