Fun Stories For Your Drive Home is part of an ongoing series of books, audio books, albums and singles (I counted twenty currently available… there may be more) designed to brighten your day. This particular eBook is written to alleviate the boredom endured by commuters who often suffer grueling trips to and from work. Mr. Murphy asks to be considered as part storyteller, part game show host, part DJ, and part madcap tour guide. Operator of the Mental Kickball website, Murphy also invites readers to join him and his merry band of followers… simply look for mentalkickball-dot-com.

For the stories themselves, I have to say I didn’t find them belly-laughing, tears of joy funny, but they are all well written, interesting and definitively NOT a waste of the precious time incurred while commuting. Murphy excels in anecdotal interpretations of everyday events to which almost every reader can clearly relate. From “BIG BOBBY,” the football player who finds himself in an embarrassing situation, to a story that deals with “Murphy’s Law” (not the author Murphy, the Murphy who composed a series of laws of which “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” is the most famous), R. Scott Murphy kept my attention and turning the pages in one sitting, similar perhaps to an hour-long commute.

For readers who will spot incidences similar to their own experiences, this book will have you laughing out loud. For readers like me, who can’t really relate from personal experience, a grin, a smile, and a feeling of satisfaction will surely follow the final chapter, “Clown Commuter Awards: Lane Beggars,” and have you looking for one or more of the nineteen other Mental Kickball books from R. Scott Murphy. Well done, highly recommended.

In Fun Stories For Your Drive Home by R. Scott Murphy, readers will step inside the weird and wonderful world of the human race, and the normal folk who have to interact with them. When you feel you are having a bad day, then this book will make you realise your life isn't that bad. You could be Big Bobby from the 10th grade, who was humiliated in front of the entire school. Or the customer of Crazy, who dared to complain about his meal and paid the price. Join Murphy as he discusses topics such as Girl Scout Cookies, and the nightmare possibility of them going on strike. Also a word of wisdom on how to deal with annoying marketing emails and Lane Beggars. His life lessons and stories will have you wincing with embarrassment and thanking your lucky stars the awful incidents didn’t happen to you.

I laughed all the way through Fun Stories For Your Drive Home by R. Scott Murphy. The author has a fantastic ability to bring characters and stories to life. I could relate to a lot of them especially Monday Scott Hates Friday Scott. I have worked with people exactly like that. The unbelievable tale of Crazy in the restaurant getting her revenge was toe-curling. My favourite tale has to be when Scott tried coaching a team of four-year-olds in soccer. Highly recommended to anyone who loves dark humour and a good old rant about life. However, you will have to read this book alone because you will laugh out loud throughout.

Author R. Scott Murphy gives the reader a play-by-play commentary as they envision themselves driving home following a long day’s work. In his book entitled Fun Stories For Your Drive Home, Murphy entertains us readers as you can almost hear his voice as you read these entertaining tales. Story telling seems to come naturally for Murphy as he engages the reader with fine details and colorful information. He wants the reader to know that their day can’t be so bad that they can’t laugh and find something positive within it. There are plenty of stories about the fish house that he worked at early in life. There is an interesting story concerning the other waitresses that worked there and how they handled rude customers. Many of these stories would cause one to be concerned about eating at restaurants in the future, or at the very least about being rude to a server...

One of the greatest stories is the desperate hunger and need for Girl Scout cookies late at night. When this occurs, one will do what is humanly necessary to get the hunger pangs satiated. Another great piece is when the author says: “The future of America is not in the hands of the Republicans or the Democrats. It’s not even in the hands of the military. Our future is going to be determined by the people that control the Girl Scout cookies.” Other stories have interest as well, but some of those above need some careful reading attention. A very entertaining read.