Friday, February 25, 2011

Hilarious New Book, Evidence of Insanity, Introduces Us to "Chaos Magnet" Little Callie


Eventually the publishing world will run out of new characters, but not yet. Carol Piner's Little Callie is a tiny force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, you have to do it while you are laughing.

There are so many unbelievable segments to the life of Little Callie, that, unlike most books, they rattle around in the brain, afterward. A "chaos magnet" is how the lead character is described and it is so very accurate.

After being bashed about after Callie's Mama rammed the Daddy's Cadillac, Callie's birth is a classic example of how to be funny. The book is so fast paced that the classic moments follow one right after another. There isn't even time to catch a breath.

But then again, very few things in life are funnier than Callie's wedding day. Not wanting to be married in the first place, Callie hilariously snarls through the rehearsal, ceremony and reception. Her “wedding gown” was a hand-made bag that was cut from left-over material. It was clearly not the best of times in reality, but it sure was funny.

Carol Piner is a gifted story-teller, it's true. But, more than that, the gift of Evidence of Insanity to the publishing world is how to stare adversity in the face and defeat it, with plenty of hearty laughs to sprinkle around.

Piner clearly has a robust following already. Five star postings hail the book's effect on the readers. Several readers seem to think the author is a stand up-comic. One reader wants to see her on Oprah; another thinks a movie should be made with only Piner playing Little Callie. I doubt the author wants to go through this hilarious mayhem another time.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

NCcharmer

I am an energetic, happy 63 year old female living in her hometown in southeastern North Carolina. I live on a small island that I adore. I have varied interests including growing orchids, which I have loved for over 25 years. I managed this without a greenhouse but converted a screen porch with plastic used by NASA that is available at the local hardware store.

I also painted for eighteen months which resulted in 40 canvasses as large as 24x30. Four of them sold. The rest are shown all over my local area for 2 months at a time thanks to Adopt an Artist.

Most recently, I wrote a book called Evidence of Insanity about growing up with explosive parents. I am a story-teller and it is written in that fashion. I have managed to sell 600 of them all by myself.