Dead bodies, bullies, child-snatching goblins and bloodthirsty werewolves. You can find all of these and more on the pages within. A Poor Excuse for a Book is a collection of short stories, an exploration in storytelling that features both nonfiction stories from the author's real-life childhood as well as fiction stories derived from the author's own unique imagination. The cross-section of true life and fantasy offers in-depth insight into the mind, imagination, and past of a newly emerging American Writer.