Early Bird Publishing in Cranford releases first book

Early Bird Publishing in Cranford, has released its first book, a collection of humor essays by John Hartnett, “The Barber’s Conundrum and Other Stories: Observations on Life From the Cheap Seats.”

Hartnett, a former joke writer and long time publishing executive, is the owner of Early Bird Publishing. He’s also head of sales and marketing, new product development, editorial and public relations and when his kids are at school or hiding, shipping and receiving. Hartnett also writes the humor blog: The Monkey Bellhop (monkeybellhop.com).

“The Barber’s Conundrum and Other Stories” is a collection of humor essays that address every day life including parenting (The School Project: An American Tragedy), relationships (How Bananas Almost Destroyed My Marriage), religion (If We’re Late Again for Church, I Will Kill You), the media (There But for the Grace of God Goes the Weather Reporter), animals, specifically geese who tie up traffic by refusing to fly (Behold the Goose), the afterlife (An Unwanted Glimpse of the Afterlife), and other topics readily identifiable and relatable to anyone who doesn’t employ and house a staff of servants that outnumber their immediate family by a ratio of 16:1.

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