I Talk Slower Than I Think

Author: C. D. Bonner. Cover Illustration by P. J. Garrigus In 52 Creative Nonfiction stories, author C. D. Bonner reminds grown-ups of simpler, more satisfying times and gives adolescents a chance to discover the fun of exploring the wonders just outside their door. This book is an antidote to Helicopter Parenting. The length of the stories make it a perfect bathroom reader. Most of the stories will make funnybones ache, but a few will make heartstrings feel like fresh sutures. A...
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Author: C. D. Bonner. Cover Illustration by P. J. Garrigus In 52 Creative Nonfiction stories, author C. D. Bonner reminds grown-ups of simpler, more satisfying times and gives adolescents a chance to discover the fun of exploring the wonders just outside their door. This book is an antidote to Helicopter Parenting. The length of the stories make it a perfect bathroom reader. Most of the stories will make funnybones ache, but a few will make heartstrings feel like fresh sutures. A child tries to eat a biscuit that is so hard firemen must remove it; he wades through a treasure of Confederate money; Sammy the Basset steals a baloney his own approximate size and shape; there is no reset button when a neighbor knifes the ice cream man over a thin dime; and, “A Fine Bordelleaux” moves into the house nestled between a child’s school playground and his church. Few people have ripped out their eyebrows in a quarry diving miscalculation, or been carded to purchase hemorrhoid cream. I Talk Slower Than I Think chronicles the adventures and misadventures of a Georgia family growing up in the Sixties and Seventies. Although fans of Southern humor will enjoy the flavor, growing up transcends time and place. The book gives parents permission to park the helicopter, grab Granny’s best tea strainer, and go outside to catch tadpoles with the kids. No matter your age, go outside and play.