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"Arriving home to find a Canada goose in your bathroom is family life in a nuthouse, um, nutshell. The story of Lucy Goosey's residence in the New Olde Rolfe Ancestral Home is just one of the wonders that await you in these timeless tales and observations about the never-ending joys and surprises of parenting. There are mealtime battles over a dreaded can of apricots, holiday calamities with appliances that merrily spew suds or smoke, an epic trek through the American West where natural splendor takes a backseat to a camper trailing sewage as the stuff that truly interests kids, a teen son getting crabs (bizarre ones) from his girlfriend, a mom and dad going on strike, and much more, all while the author's castle and carcass crumble. John Rolfe chronicled the antics of his brood and other universal topics in his column for the USA Today Network's Poughkeepsie Journal from 2000 through 2016. The best of that work is here -- including his Brief Primer on Parenting that offers such helpful guidance as ""Rude Awakenings and How to Apply Them"" -- enhanced by amusing photos, illustrations, cards, letters and incriminating documents, plus new material that completes the arc of family life from blessed events to empty nest ... refilled by chickens. If you have kids, had kids, or are bracing for kids, The Goose in The Bathroom is sure to cause you mirth."

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John Rolfe is an imaginative writer of unique, engaging, perceptive insights, creative imagery and a plain-talk approach that can't help but keep you reading. His Poughkeepsie Journal columns on the simple, warm pleasures of family antics reflect terrific slices of Hudson River Valley life. Good writing doesn't happen without keen observation, and that's why John's work is so strong. He drapes an arm around your shoulder and welcomes you into his life. And he helps you see your own world with clarity, empathy and that wonderful elixir, humor that makes a potent point.-- Stuart Shinske, former executive editor, Poughkeepsie Journal

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"A versatile, award-winning writer with a watering eye for the funny side of life, John Rolfe specializes in witty, insightful takes on the wonders of family, the nightmares of commuting, social-political kerfuffles, sports, and more. His work has appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal and elsewhere in the USA TODAY Network since 2000 as well as on SI.com and in Hudson Valley Magazine. His humor column ""It's Always Something"" (2000-16) is the basis of his book, ""The Goose in the Bathroom: Stirring Tales of Family Life."" Born and raised on Long Island, John graduated from Bard College (creative writing) and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. After helping launch Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine, he won numerous educational press awards as a staff writer and senior editor before joining Sports Illustrated as a website producer. The New York News Publishers Association was moved to bestow its Distinguished Column honor on his ""On the Rails"" commuting screeds. The father of three and stepfather of one, John resides in Red Hook of New York's bucolic Hudson Valley with his wife, their cat, and six chickens. He cordially invites you to see more of his work on his website Celestialchuckle.com. You can tailgate him on Facebook, Twitter (@Jroatplay) and Instagram (Johnrolfe), or drop him a penny dreadful at JRolfe.pro@gmail.com."

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