Julie McCulloch Burton Releases 'Mediocre - Making Fun of Life'
By: Christina Mancuso Aug. 01, 2013
Julie McCulloch Burton looks for humor in life. For those who have precious little time to read but, more than anything, need a good laugh, her new book, "Mediocre: Making Fun of Life" (published by iUniverse), gives readers an inside look at her twist on life.
"It's like 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' meets 'Reader's Digest' meets 'Short Attention-Span Theatre,'" she jokes.
An excerpt from "Mediocre":
"Soon after I started my new job, a smart, kind and gentle coworker said that she liked my earrings.
"I replied, 'Thank you. These are probably my favorite pair because they were made with the ivory from the tusk of a mammoth.' She wondered out loud, 'Oh, I hope they didn't hurt the poor thing.'
"I briefly pondered my choices of how to break the news to my friend when I settled with this: I cupped my hands around my mouth and spoke as if into a bullhorn, 'Mammoths are extinct animals!'
"She sucked in a deep breath, turned a brand-new shade of red, and I didn't hear it, but I saw her thinking... Dammit."
"Mediocre"
By Julie McCulloch Burton
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 202 pages | ISBN 9781475975956
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 202 pages | ISBN 9781475975949
E-Book | 202 pages | ISBN 9781475975963
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Julie McCulloch Burton is a proud US Navy veteran, an ARAMCO Brat, a Grier School alumnus, a Whatcom Community College alumnus, a patented inventor, an award-winning baker, an award-winning photographer, and an Editor's Choice-nominated non-fiction writer. She has multiple sclerosis, and lives in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. with her beloved husband of 12 years, Paulie.
iUniverse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing provider. iUniverse has a strategic alliance with Indigo Books & Music, Inc. in Canada, and titles accepted into the iUniverse Rising Star program are featured in a special collection on BarnesandNoble.com. iUniverse recognizes excellence in book publishing through the Star, Reader's Choice, Rising Star and Editor's Choice designations - self-publishing's only such awards program. Headquartered in Bloomington, Ind., iUniverse also operates offices in Indianapolis. For more information or to publish a book, please visit iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS. For the latest, follow @iuniversebooks on Twitter.
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