Bob Grove

Laughing at Life Bob Grove

Humor surrounds us if we have the strength and will to recognize it. It may reside in the form of error, peculiarity, coincidence, foolishness or other unexpected circumstances. Laughter is a positive antidote for sadness, even depression; a smile is a cheerful gift. Since my professional life has been spent out in the open, among friends, relatives, and the general public, I've selected writing to memorialize humorous incidents. Such instances are often brief and are best captured and related in short stories. *** About the authorBorn in Cleveland, Ohio, Bob Grove now lives in the mountains of North Carolina. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Kent State University and his Master of Science degree at Florida Atlantic University. He has taught high school sciences, psychology, English, journalism, and creative writing. He also teaches adult education classes on abnormal psychology, using his own textbook with that title. Bob was an ABC-TV public affairs director, on-air program host, and the founder and publisher of Monitoring Times magazine. As prose critique facilitator for the North Carolina Writers Network and a co-facilitator of the Ridgeline Literary Alliance, he has published 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles. He has published a mystery novella Secrets of Magnolia Manor, his memoir Misadventures of an Only Child, a collection of children's stories Adventures of Kaylie and Jimmy, and many flash fiction stories as well as some poetry. He has been awarded seven gold medals in the North Carolina Silver Arts literature competition. His nine books are available on Kindle and in print from Amazon.