Reality: Fantasy's Evil Twin: The Contrast Between How We Imagine Our Lives and How Events Actually Unfold

by Donna Cavanagh

Fantasy plays a key role in the lives of both men and women. Both sexes rely on fantasy to make everyday lives interesting, eventful and at times, bearable.We all have our fantasies, and we all must face reality. In this humorous book, you, the reader, takes a journey through life, love and relationships. You will laugh out loud at the exaggerated experiences that a man and woman face as they build their life together. In each chapter, you can immerse yourself in the fantasy and giggle your way through the reality. Sometimes, life is tough and we long for our fantasies, but sooner or later we realize that it is our reality that makes life worthwhile.

178 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2011

About the author

Donna Cavanagh is founder of HumorOutcasts.com (HO) and the partner publishing company, HumorOutcasts Press which now includes the labels Shorehouse Books and Corner Office Books (HOPress-Shorehousebooks.com). Cavanagh launched HO as an outlet for writers to showcase their work in a world that offered few avenues for humor. HO now features the creative talents of more than 100 aspiring and accomplished writers, producers, comics and authors from all over the world. Known for its eclectic content, HumorOutcasts has something for everyone. As a writer herself, Cavanagh is a former journalist who made an unscheduled stop into humor more than 20 years ago. Her syndicated columns helped her gain a national audience when her work landed in the pages of First Magazine, USA Today and other national media. She has taught the how-to lessons of humor, blogging and publishing at The Philadelphia Writers' Conference and the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop. Recently named Humor Writer of the Month by the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, Cavanagh has penned four humor books Reality: Fantasy’s Evil Twin, Try and Avoid the Speed Bumps, A Canine’s Guide to the Good Life (which she wrote with her dogs Frankie and Lulu) and the USA Books Contest finalist Life On the Off Ramp. Cavanagh hopes her latest book How to Write and Share Humor: Techniques to Tickle Funny Bones and Win Fans will encourage writers not only to embrace their humor talents but show them off as well.