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Buck Boylan’s writing career began in a Vo-Tech high school, showing his writing skills with creative details in many over the top essays, which included the subjects of Geography, Weather events and Physics.
After high school, he spent several years at Bethlehem Steel Corp. taking classes all year round in creative writing as well as many Microsoft Office programs.
In 2016, Buck completed an on-line college course “Publish and Sell Your E-Books”. In early 2017, he completed another on-line college course “Using Social Media in Business”.
His accomplishments include published articles in sixteen national magazines and several local newspapers. Mr. Boylan was the Editor for “The Educator” newsletter at Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, MD.
Buck has now published two books in two years, “The Humorous Side of Trucking” (2016) and his latest work, “Bruce the Fire Dog Saves Christmas” (2017).
The picture perfect, beautiful, agricultural setting of central northern Maryland, makes a specular backdrop for him to continue to produce his written works.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
The Humorous Side of Trucking is a collection of nonfiction memoirs written by Buck Boylan. Boylan has been a steelworker, scuba enthusiast and long-haul trucker, and his stories, columns and articles have been published in magazines and newspapers. His acceptance to a local tractor-trailer school arrived on the same day as his last unemployment check from his stint at Bethlehem Steel. He'd be learning how to drive big rigs courtesy of the Maryland Department of Unemployment and Retraining, and they'd even pick up his transportation costs and incidental meals while he was training. Boylan was exuberant at the thought of his new career -- he'd get to see the country and get paid at the same time. The adventure began as he and twenty-four fellow students attended classroom sessions and practical training forays that were often punctuated with unpredictable and often hilarious mishaps, otherwise known as accidents. Boylan did complete his course with flying colors and, accompanied by his school's driving instructor, went to the Maryland DMV, where he passed both his written and driving tests. Now, all he had to do was find a job.
Buck Boylan's The Humorous Side of Trucking is a joyful and irresistible homage to the open road and the ever enticing lure of adventure. Many who did not answer that call in their youth will no doubt find themselves remembering, as indeed I did, those times when getting enrolled in a school for tractor-trailer operators was a mighty tempting career option. Boylan's descriptions of the wild and open places he's gotten to travel through had me revisiting that path not taken more than once. I loved reading about his travels and had a grand time vicariously experiencing the mix-ups, magic and all-around general craziness he’s encountered in his professional life. We also share a love of water, and his scuba stories are brilliant. The Humorous Side of Trucking is a delight to read, and it's almost impossible to put down. Boylan has an instinctive gift for communicating with his audience, and he does so in a smooth, unpretentious and conversational style. The Humorous Side of Trucking is most highly recommended.
