Weigh More Than A Pun A Day Plus Irony: The Final Updates

By Scott Patrick McGowan

The Final Updates is the very last edition of the author's pun book series. Its publication marks a definitive end to the series not only in its title but by its very structure. This book culminates the series by refraining from the creation of any fresh new stories and is intended to give those who appreciated the trilogy one last visit with the characters and stories that were contained within it. The Final Updates offers yet one more entertaining reprieve from the grind and stress of daily life with more fun-filled, pun-filled additional narrative to select stories from the previous volumes. Like with all 4 books which complete the set, the author shares some real life narrative regarding aspects of his own personal life within the timeframe surrounding the creation of the book itself. Because of the big life transitions that have overlaid the author's creation of the series, beginning with the sudden passing of his wife, Harlene in August 2017 up through and beyond his engagement with the second love of his life, Kathy, both Volume 3 and The Final Updates have rather long narratives describing his grief journey and his way forward. The author's unfortunate need to go "no contact" with abusive family members which comprised the essence of the "even more serious twist at the end" in Volume 3 is further expounded upon in The Final Updates. Despite it's seriousness, the authors finds a way to weave humor and word play and bring levity to what, in reality has been a deeply painful experience. This portion of the writing process itself provided therapeutic value to the author and is grounded in a sincere hope that his ability to have brought humor to the situation will help lighten the perspective to any readers who may, unfortunately, be able to relate or are coping with any difficult and challenging experiences or circumstances. The rather lengthy, pun-filled real life introduction contained in the Final Updates interweaves the author's life not only in the context of the toxic family issues, but out into the broader contemporary world with its references to Covid-19, the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump's dispute of the results up through the attack on the Capitol and the installation of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. It is the author's sincere hope that laughter in connection with historically controversial and shocking and divisive events helps to bring healing to the hearts of many who feel passionate about or who have been directly impacted by the recent challenges of our times. The completion of this series in the form of The Final Updates was a nearly 4 year process that seemed to take on a life of its own in the creative process, especially in light of the fact that the 3rd and 4th and final publication had never been formally planned at the start. Scott has ended this prolonged mission with a deep sense of gratitude for his essentially newly invented life and the benefit of and perspective brought about through personal healing, including having made a great deal of peace with his family issues. The time, creativity and efforts from which Scott's completed book series has been fully realized and made available are strongly in keeping with his philosophy that we give honor to our Creator and to our highest purpose when we make use of the talents bestowed upon us to bring something uplifting and positive into the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08VCYDDVS
• ISBN13: 9798599645245
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"