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Ma's In Trouble Again
She's back again for a third time in the author's Maine-based Two Seasons series of humor novels. And this time, Ma's in trouble! 'Ma' Farnsworth and the other eccentric residents of East Puddleduck, Maine, invite you to join them at Ma's Diner once again for a series of silly misadventures. This time Ma ends up in court, she goes skiing, gets a Halloween scare, and of course, once more she holds her dreaded Bucksnort competition. Only this time the real law shows up! East Puddleduck will also welcome a new doctor and even a new junior officer apprentice for Constable Bob. The ornery, boisterous, cantankerous, opinionated, and lovable Ma Farsnworth will keep the laughs coming for pages and pages! Whether or not you've read the author's first two books in the series, or you're just just starting out with this one, you're sure to enjoy the Downeast Maine humor!
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2024
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About the author
David Wilson
11 books53 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
International Impact Book Awards winner David Wilson was born on Halloween in Bangor, Maine in the late 1960s. Coming from a blue-collar background, during the 1970s much of his time was spent at their family camp deep in the woods of northern Maine where fishing, hunting, and other outdoor, non-electronic activities filled his time.
David became heavily involved in art during his childhood years and continued the hobby into adulthood. He prefers pencil and acrylics as his preferred medium and has used his amateur talent to help influence his writing through character sketches and paintings.
It wasn’t until later that David made the decision to become an author. His first completed novel, the first in his Maine humor series, was heavily influenced by true stories of his adventures, along with his father’s stories of his own childhood and early adult years.
A career law enforcement officer, David’s memoir, and second book completed, was heavily influenced from his time as a street cop and up through his later years as an undercover narcotics agent and instructor for the Maine State Police Academy. His memoir has been described as satirical, opinionated, and gritty.
After completing the second book in his Maine humor series David began to add a genre to his writing, publishing four books in the horror/thriller genre. All still have the dark humor that David is known for in his writings, and are popular with readers of the genre.
While his memoir and thrillers have been known to reflect David’s social opinions, his humor series, as the author describes them, “Are simply just for a laugh.”
David’s latest project is a collaborative effort with his book narrator on a psychological mystery.
David lives in Central Maine with his wife, dog, and two cats. He still enjoys the outdoor activities and his artwork.
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International Impact Book Awards winner David Wilson was born on Halloween in Bangor, Maine in the late 1960s. Coming from a blue-collar background, during the 1970s much of his time was spent at their family camp deep in the woods of northern Maine where fishing, hunting, and other outdoor, non-electronic activities filled his time.
David became heavily involved in art during his childhood years and continued the hobby into adulthood. He prefers pencil and acrylics as his preferred medium and has used his amateur talent to help influence his writing through character sketches and paintings.
It wasn’t until later that David made the decision to become an author. His first completed novel, the first in his Maine humor series, was heavily influenced by true stories of his adventures, along with his father’s stories of his own childhood and early adult years.
A career law enforcement officer, David’s memoir, and second book completed, was heavily influenced from his time as a street cop and up through his later years as an undercover narcotics agent and instructor for the Maine State Police Academy. His memoir has been described as satirical, opinionated, and gritty.
After completing the second book in his Maine humor series David began to add a genre to his writing, publishing four books in the horror/thriller genre. All still have the dark humor that David is known for in his writings, and are popular with readers of the genre.
While his memoir and thrillers have been known to reflect David’s social opinions, his humor series, as the author describes them, “Are simply just for a laugh.”
David’s latest project is a collaborative effort with his book narrator on a psychological mystery.
David lives in Central Maine with his wife, dog, and two cats. He still enjoys the outdoor activities and his artwork.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
https://www.twoseasons.org/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
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April 4, 2024
David Wilson captures both down home Maine humor and the magic of small town relationships in Ma’s In Trouble Again.
Ma’s Diner is the high of activity in East Puddleduck. Ma runs the diner and tries to run the town, getting herself in humorous scrapes. Her family and friends try to nudge Ma in the right directions (sometimes successfully) while the reader gets to know the residents of the small town.
Although seeming to be tough on the outside, the author introduces the reader to the enduring side of Ma and the other characters as they interact with each other. El, Runyon, Cila, Old Marmaduke and Puut are some of the townsfolk you will come to know and laugh with as you follow the escapades in East Puddleduck.
David Wilson paints a picture with his words, if I ever find my way to East Puddleduck I will feel at home, especially at Ma’s Diner. The dialogue moves the story along and he knows when to add humor in just the right places, as well as when to add a gentle tug on the heartstrings. I look forward to reading more of his work.
Ahead of publication, David Wilson posted on social media asking for volunteers to read and review his new book. I’m very pleased I replied and consider it an honor to have had this privilege.
Ma’s Diner is the high of activity in East Puddleduck. Ma runs the diner and tries to run the town, getting herself in humorous scrapes. Her family and friends try to nudge Ma in the right directions (sometimes successfully) while the reader gets to know the residents of the small town.
Although seeming to be tough on the outside, the author introduces the reader to the enduring side of Ma and the other characters as they interact with each other. El, Runyon, Cila, Old Marmaduke and Puut are some of the townsfolk you will come to know and laugh with as you follow the escapades in East Puddleduck.
David Wilson paints a picture with his words, if I ever find my way to East Puddleduck I will feel at home, especially at Ma’s Diner. The dialogue moves the story along and he knows when to add humor in just the right places, as well as when to add a gentle tug on the heartstrings. I look forward to reading more of his work.
Ahead of publication, David Wilson posted on social media asking for volunteers to read and review his new book. I’m very pleased I replied and consider it an honor to have had this privilege.
April 4, 2024
I got this book directly from the author as he wanted me to read it and provide feedback before it’s published. It’s the third book in this series.
A year ago, he posted in the Goodreads Society Facebook page, if anybody would read one of his books, and share a review on Goodreads, Amazon, and any other platform. I know how hard it is to get people to leave reviews as I am also a published writer, so I replied, yes, I want to read your memoir of being a law enforcement officer. His other books were humor fiction. So, both genres appealed to me, and I am glad. Had it been science fiction or romance, I never would’ve reached out.
Obviously, I enjoyed his memoir and graduated to the humor fiction books. I was honored when I saw his email asking if I would read this one.
I am absolutely in love with all the characters, and all the things that happen to them. My favorite character is Ma, a descendant of the founding family and the owner of Ma’s Diner, where everybody in the town congregates to. She doesn’t put up with any crap, and her voice is loud.
I enjoyed all the stories and happenings, and can’t wait for next installment. One of my favorite stories was the farting contest, where she cooks up hot and spicy foods and then 4 contestants are judged on, well, you know what it! Oh, another funny one involved a trial where Ma is accused of shooting somebody. Wait, I almost forgot about shithead, the bear, getting shot and Ma taking him home to take care of him. The skiing accident that Ma got involved in was extremely funny. You can tell I had a lot of LOL moments.
I did ask the author how he came up with some of the names as they are really interesting.
Ma was a nickname that I came up with early on when I decided to write the books. Originally, way back before I was a police officer I worked for a local municipality that put out a weekly newsletter. ‘Ma’ was created in a comic strip that I’d write regularly for the publication. Originally, her last name was ‘Scratchy’, but I changed it for the books. Puut Voisine is actually a real name, and a real ‘character’. He’s a guy that I was introduced to by a fishing buddy. I did a lot of fishing with the very same character that’s depicted in the books. Runyon was a kid in my neighborhood when I was a child, and just an unusual name so I used it. Smirnoff is from the vodka
The mayor’s name, Wiggleswort, is derived from a name I heard on a reality tv show and I tweaked it a bit. Father Winkin is from the children’s poem of Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod. Marmaduke was a dog in a newspaper comic strip. Other names are simply what I came up with when I was originally creating the characters from the books. The character of Bob, though, is a real cop that I worked with. Ma’s dead sister, Grizelda, is from a Monkees song by Peter Tork
So, I then asked him who would play Ma? In one of my reviews, I thought Meryl Streep.
There are a few that could play her. Unfortunately, some of them aren’t alive anymore. Nedra Volz would have been good. Clara Peller too. As far as who would play her now? I think we’d need to put a wig on Danny Devito!
A year ago, he posted in the Goodreads Society Facebook page, if anybody would read one of his books, and share a review on Goodreads, Amazon, and any other platform. I know how hard it is to get people to leave reviews as I am also a published writer, so I replied, yes, I want to read your memoir of being a law enforcement officer. His other books were humor fiction. So, both genres appealed to me, and I am glad. Had it been science fiction or romance, I never would’ve reached out.
Obviously, I enjoyed his memoir and graduated to the humor fiction books. I was honored when I saw his email asking if I would read this one.
I am absolutely in love with all the characters, and all the things that happen to them. My favorite character is Ma, a descendant of the founding family and the owner of Ma’s Diner, where everybody in the town congregates to. She doesn’t put up with any crap, and her voice is loud.
I enjoyed all the stories and happenings, and can’t wait for next installment. One of my favorite stories was the farting contest, where she cooks up hot and spicy foods and then 4 contestants are judged on, well, you know what it! Oh, another funny one involved a trial where Ma is accused of shooting somebody. Wait, I almost forgot about shithead, the bear, getting shot and Ma taking him home to take care of him. The skiing accident that Ma got involved in was extremely funny. You can tell I had a lot of LOL moments.
I did ask the author how he came up with some of the names as they are really interesting.
Ma was a nickname that I came up with early on when I decided to write the books. Originally, way back before I was a police officer I worked for a local municipality that put out a weekly newsletter. ‘Ma’ was created in a comic strip that I’d write regularly for the publication. Originally, her last name was ‘Scratchy’, but I changed it for the books. Puut Voisine is actually a real name, and a real ‘character’. He’s a guy that I was introduced to by a fishing buddy. I did a lot of fishing with the very same character that’s depicted in the books. Runyon was a kid in my neighborhood when I was a child, and just an unusual name so I used it. Smirnoff is from the vodka
The mayor’s name, Wiggleswort, is derived from a name I heard on a reality tv show and I tweaked it a bit. Father Winkin is from the children’s poem of Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod. Marmaduke was a dog in a newspaper comic strip. Other names are simply what I came up with when I was originally creating the characters from the books. The character of Bob, though, is a real cop that I worked with. Ma’s dead sister, Grizelda, is from a Monkees song by Peter Tork
So, I then asked him who would play Ma? In one of my reviews, I thought Meryl Streep.
There are a few that could play her. Unfortunately, some of them aren’t alive anymore. Nedra Volz would have been good. Clara Peller too. As far as who would play her now? I think we’d need to put a wig on Danny Devito!
April 2, 2024
"Ma's In Trouble Again" is a zany and heartfelt romp through a small Northeastern Town. Ma, the town's most notorious and cantankerous resident had me in stitches as she nursed wildlife, coordinated fart contests, and specialized in being...well, as outrageously comedic as humanly possible.
This is a book that pries you away from your troubles and invites you into a land of delightful, uplifting nonsense. It's the perfect brain dump and a great cure for depression which is why I declare with confidence:
"This year, say 'no' to prescription antidepressants and 'yes,' to Ma!"
This is a book that pries you away from your troubles and invites you into a land of delightful, uplifting nonsense. It's the perfect brain dump and a great cure for depression which is why I declare with confidence:
"This year, say 'no' to prescription antidepressants and 'yes,' to Ma!"
May 23, 2024
My personal Favorite of the series!! I couldn't put the book down, I could have read it in one day if I didn't have other responsibilities (like work) LOL. Amazing writing another MUST READ!!!!!!! David has a way to make you feel like you are not reading but part of the story itself . PLEASE READ these books you will NOT be disappointed!!!!!
May 14, 2024
This book was just as great as the first two. All of the characters are wonderful. When I read these books I can actually picture the characters and the scenery around them. They are such a joy to read. Thank you very much Dave for creating all of these wonderful characters.
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