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Across these funny, tender, and quietly profound essays, Michael Kauzlarich traces the winding road from Iowa farm boy to physician, husband, traveler, and newly awakened writer. Along the way, he finds meaning in fumbled adolescent crushes, travel mishaps, grocery store revelations, and the quiet domestic rituals that anchor a life.
From church potlucks to Spanish hotel bathrooms, from botched driving lessons to midnight phone calls that changed everything, Silly is a celebration of the stories that make us who we are—and the unexpected joy of finally stopping long enough to write them down.
Written with humor, tenderness, and an eye for the absurd, Silly celebrates the beauty of ordinary time: the moments we often overlook until we realize they were the ones that mattered most.
This hardcover edition features a durable clothbound case with a full dust jacket, designed to be read, revisited, and kept close at hand. what this product is about. What’s it made of? How was it made? What are ways to enjoy it?
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Across these funny, tender, and quietly profound essays, Michael Kauzlarich traces the winding road from Iowa farm boy to physician, husband, traveler, and newly awakened writer. Along the way, he finds meaning in fumbled adolescent crushes, travel mishaps, grocery store revelations, and the quiet domestic rituals that anchor a life.
From church potlucks to Spanish hotel bathrooms, from botched driving lessons to midnight phone calls that changed everything, Silly is a celebration of the stories that make us who we are—and the unexpected joy of finally stopping long enough to write them down.
Written with humor, tenderness, and an eye for the absurd, Silly celebrates the beauty of ordinary time: the moments we often overlook until we realize they were the ones that mattered most.
This hardcover edition features a durable clothbound case with a full dust jacket, designed to be read, revisited, and kept close at hand. what this product is about. What’s it made of? How was it made? What are ways to enjoy it?
5.5" × 8.5" · approximately 240 pages. Will start shipping February 2, 2026.
