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A wry blend of hilarity, fantasy and everyday life, educator Matt West's writing captures the subtle and not-so subtle humor in the life of a Southern family man. His unique view of ordinary and imagined events leaves the reader either laughing out loud or with a new and amusing insight into daily life. His short, often self-deprecating anecdotes will strike a familiar chord in his audience, although some might think to themselves, I just wouldn't have told that one. The book leaves the reader wanting more of these somewhat twisted but entertaining musings. 'This book will give you a look inside the mind of a comedy writer. If the author wanted to do stand-up comedy, he already has all the material he needs inside his head. Couldn't stop reading this book--except when I was laughing so hard I had to put it down. - Darl DeVault Distinctly Oklahoma magazine The older of two sons from a U.S. Navy family, Matt West attended schools in New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama. After finishing high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he majored in physical education at the University of West Alabama and began teaching in 1997. He later completed a master's degree in educational administration.He is now the assistant principal at Albertville (Ala.) Middle School.

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"""This book will give you a look inside the mind of a comedy writer. If the author wanted to do stand-up comedy, he already has all the material he needs inside his head. Couldn't stop reading this book--except when I was laughing so hard I had to put it down."" - Darl DeVault Distinctly Oklahoma magazine"

This book will give you a look inside the mind of a comedy writer. If the author wanted to do stand-up comedy, he already has all the material he needs inside his head. Couldn't stop reading this book--except when I was laughing so hard I had to put it down. - Darl DeVault Distinctly Oklahoma magazine

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"Matt West was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1973 and is the older of two sons from a U. S. Navy family. Growing up, he attended schools in New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama. After finishing high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he majored in physical education and minored in biology at the University of West Alabama. He later completed a master's degree in educational administration. Matt taught science and physical education for eighteen years before accepting an assistant principal position in Albertville, Alabama, first at a kindergarten and later at Albertville Middle School, where he is still employed. His wife, Cristy, retired from the Albertville school system in 2019, and the couple has a blended family with five children. The career educator considers himself a lucky man with ""a woman that loves and supports me, a job that I love, a truck too good for me, and a family that keeps me laughing."""

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