The dreadful ghoul has been beaten to death after death with cudgels, sticks, baseball bats and dirty old men, but the hardest thing in writing to do, I think, is setting out to be funny and actually succeeding. I do not know if Todd Mercer had that in mind when he set out to write The Assistant Town Drunk: From Zero to Hero in Seconds, but funny is what he delivered. There’s subtle wit and slapstick all the way through this one and we highly recommend it for those who might be feeling low.
The Assistant Town Drunk: From Zero to Hero in Seconds
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Guess he just couldn’t help himself. Still a fun read but also with a twinge.
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Although my intro should stand as a comment, I always feel weird if I do not add on. Anyway, this is still a great story.
Leila
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Hi Todd,
I would love to read your thoughts on this.
Hugh
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Thanks so much for putting a spotlight on this story again and commenting.
I most definitely was doing the dangerous thing, trying to be funny on purpose. Making people laugh or cooking them a bunch of food are the two shortest routes to approval, and approval is oxygen. Right? Sure, these attempts often fail from self-consciousness of the effort. And many of the people who crack us up the most genuinely aren’t trying to be funny. I guess we got lucky, that’s all.
Are we laughing with this character, or at him, or both? He’s only human.
Those who persistently choose their weaknesses, and criminals who should’ve known to quit crime–these populations are hanging out there, ripe for a review. The review can feel gentler and more constructive among a few jokes.
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