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About Me

This page is about me which is why it has the clever title. The picture to the right is me and if the name of the website did not clue you in, my name is Chuck Storla. I am a writer, among other things. The nice thing about being a writer is that the barrier to entry is incredibly low. Anyone can claim the title and I have done just that.

While not the first book I have written, the first book I have published is a humorous how-to entitled “Zen and the Art of Christmas Letters“. To be honest it is more of a how-not-to but I present it to you to do with as you will. Everyone who has read it has praised it as a significant addition to the world’s accumulated written works.

My latest book is currently being edited and I hope to announce its publication within the next decade.

Speaking of my first book,

Zen and the Art of Christmas Letters

Zen and the Art of Christmas Letters

Available now in paperback and Kindle ebook format.

Early Reviews

“This is a book that I wish I could have written. It captures the spirit of Christmas much better than I managed.” – Charles Dickens

“I envy the author’s command of the English language.” – Leo Tolstoy

“I know an epic when I see one, and this is certainly an epic.” – Homer

“This is a super book.” – Diana Prince, an Amazonian Book Review

“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.” – Random Typesetter

“A rambling, stream-of-consciousness work that is part memoir, part self-help manual. The author’s liberal use of footnotes may be a problem for some conservatives.” – The Daily Republican

“For years, I have been asking Chuck, ‘how do you do it?’ I have always meant to ask ‘why do you do it?’ Now, for better or worse, I know why.” – Anonymous friend

“The book is so much better than the movie, or it would be if there was a movie.” – @reallynotatroll

“#ZenandTheArtofChristmasLetters No matter how hard I try I am not able to do justice to this book in a measly one hundred and forty characte” – @reallynotatroll2

“Your relatives are already laughing at you. Make them get in line by laughing at yourself first.” – Chuck Storla

“I found it to be a quick read and I’ve been moving kinda slow at the junction.” – Uncle Joe

“A good book to take on a long plane trip.” – Amelia E.

“What can I say? I loved it.” – Chuck’s Mother

Narrative ramblings, i.e.

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