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You Can't Make This Stuff Up: My Funny Life, Funny Story by Funny Story
What happens when an ordinary life turns out to be full of extraordinary stories?
In You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Donald “Mickey” McMillan takes readers on a funny, nostalgic, and sometimes surprising tour through the people, places, careers, hobbies, and experiences that have made up his life.
Growing up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Mickey was a kid who loved sports, baseball cards, books, writing, and the particular brand of childhood adventure that came with growing up in the Midwest. Those early years eventually gave way to a forty-plus-year career in accounting, finance, and information technology, but the stories never stopped.
Inside these pages, you’ll find stories
Growing up in Northeast OhioLittle League, Wiffle Ball, baseball cards, and sports cultureClassic rock and unforgettable concertsMeeting celebrities and surprising encountersRunning and other personal adventuresRaising children and building a familySkydiving, travel, and experiences that were anything but ordinaryThe realities and absurdities of a long professional careerLessons learned along the way, without taking life too seriously
From the innocence of childhood to the responsibilities of adulthood, Mickey shares the funny, awkward, unexpected, and occasionally unbelievable moments that stayed with him.
For anyone who grew up with Topps cards, Little League, classic rock, Midwest humor, and stories that start with “You won’t believe what happened…,” this collection offers a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
In You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Donald “Mickey” McMillan takes readers on a funny, nostalgic, and sometimes surprising tour through the people, places, careers, hobbies, and experiences that have made up his life.
Growing up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Mickey was a kid who loved sports, baseball cards, books, writing, and the particular brand of childhood adventure that came with growing up in the Midwest. Those early years eventually gave way to a forty-plus-year career in accounting, finance, and information technology, but the stories never stopped.
Inside these pages, you’ll find stories
Growing up in Northeast OhioLittle League, Wiffle Ball, baseball cards, and sports cultureClassic rock and unforgettable concertsMeeting celebrities and surprising encountersRunning and other personal adventuresRaising children and building a familySkydiving, travel, and experiences that were anything but ordinaryThe realities and absurdities of a long professional careerLessons learned along the way, without taking life too seriously
From the innocence of childhood to the responsibilities of adulthood, Mickey shares the funny, awkward, unexpected, and occasionally unbelievable moments that stayed with him.
For anyone who grew up with Topps cards, Little League, classic rock, Midwest humor, and stories that start with “You won’t believe what happened…,” this collection offers a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2026
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October 19, 2026
Extraordinary!
Mickey’s laugh out loud funny life stories lead to reflections on all the good things that happen in your own life. A great positive read that I absolutely needed.
Mickey’s laugh out loud funny life stories lead to reflections on all the good things that happen in your own life. A great positive read that I absolutely needed.
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