Stories From My Notes

by Russell Camp

In his fifth book, author Russell Camp tries his hand at writing a collection of short stories, all gleaned from quotes recorded in the Notes app on his phone. Archived over the last several years, these stories are based on one-liners of friends, family, and even Camp himself as he diligently typed them into his Notes app for posterity’s sake. From funny, to thoughtful, to revealing, these stories are sure to entertain you from cover to cover.

171 pages, Hardcover

Published August 10, 2024

About the author

Russell Camp was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle. Although he started his college out of state, he returned to the Panhandle and finished his degree in secondary education at West Texas A&M. He left again for a few years pursuing coaching stints in other parts of the state, but moved back for good in 2000. He is a career public school educator and also a small business owner for over 20 years. His grandmother used to say (of the Texas Panhandle), "If you stay long enough to wear out a pair of shoes, you'll never leave." Camp has found that to pretty much be true.

Camp is married to his wife of twenty-six years and they have three adult sons. They also have three dogs, two of which are a pointing breed. He enjoys spending time with his family, bird hunting, and observing the peculiar behaviors of the human species.

Camp's first book, Suitcase-Sleds, Basketball, and The Bros, is a humorous memoir about growing up in the 1980's in Amarillo, Texas. It is full of true stories about the escapades of a typical kid of his generation and his buddies. His second book, Across The Fence From Roy, is a novel about our preconceived differences and what we do with those notions.