Junk Drunk

by Michelle Dwyer

Junk Drunk is a must read for anyone who plans their weekend around a strict flea-marketing schedule. For anyone who has ever bragged about their favorite sweater costing less than five dollars at a charity sale. And for all the bargain hunters who might bumper sticker the back of their station wagon with the warning: I BRAKE FOR THRIFT STORES!

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Raised by Long Island, pizzeria owning parents in the sticks of North Carolina, and now finding her roots in the thrift shops of Baltimore: Michelle Dwyer is an antique dealing, odd job queen who decorates marble composition notebooks with magazine cut outs and daily observations.

Junk Drunk is her first book of humorous essays.

Current projects include a "Hair Diary" and a zine about her cat, Lobster.

Reviews

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

You'd have a serious case of reader's remorse if you didn't pick this one up! ha haaa~ This is a lady that has truly lived: there's no curio cabinet, antique dealer, or decorative card box that's a stranger to her. She's made friends with miscreants and insane hairstylists. The cutest little book you could hope to read~

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really fun read, full of funny, whimiscle situations. Dwyer does a good job combining situational humor and self-deprecating inner thought processes, full of the angst of a young adult striving to find respect in a small town outside Baltimore while owning a small thrift store. The situation almost writes itself, but Dwyer takes it to another level by putting her internal thought process, and with that, the doubts, self-questioning, and getting up and living life anyway.

[Becca Arra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked this book up in a local consignment shop and loved it so much, I found the author on Facebook to make her my bestie! Easy, quick read. I finished on an afternoon in the park. Stories were so entertaining I couldn't put it down! Author is kitschy, cute and sweet, recommend it for any retro-nista, girl into collecting junk and hipster craft nerd.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was delighted to read this charming and engaging book by a local author who I have actually met! Her writing is witty and fresh and I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[Karen Matassa solimene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book about the author's life experiences. Only 23 at the time she wrote this book. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. Easy read. Recommended to all ages. Totally loved it.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really great read. The stories were cute and funny (mostly), yet contained enough pathos to occasionally hit you in all the right spots.

[Ezra Countiss · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a quick, easy read which will make you laugh, cry, and smile.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like the author, this delightful book is genuine and quirky in all of the right ways. A must read for those who love humor memoirists a la Sedaris.

[Shannon Marriott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A precious book by a precious author. I can hear her saying the words out loud as I read. This little book is a must on a rainy Tuesday.