Keepinnit Reels is a sharp, affectionate collection of humor essays that excavates the rituals, mishaps, and mythologies of American childhood and suburban life. With a voice that blends cultural anthropology, stand‑up timing, and warm‑edged nostalgia, Michael Pollick transforms everyday memories into miniature epics-equal parts heartfelt and hilariously over‑dramatic.Across these essays, readers will encounter the familiar landmarks of growing up: school cafeterias and ch...

The Pet Owner's Field Survival Manual is the first fully declassified guide to domestic animal operations, compiled for civilian handlers who have survived at least one (1) morning feeding, two (2) unauthorized zoomies, or any incident involving shredded paper goods.Presented in a vintage field‑manual style-complete with tactical terminology, sepia‑aged charm, and the weary wisdom of someone who has negotiated with a cat at 3 a.m.-this manual provides essential doc...

Author Michael Pollick was commissioned by a gourmet coffee microroaster in Portland, Oregon to create microshort essays for their coffee can labels and newsletters. The instructions were straightforward: Keep them under 400 words, keep them family-friendly, and mention the word "coffee" at least once. He almost succeeded. The essays never made the outside of a coffee label, but they did find the inside of a desk drawer for 10 years. Here they are for your reading pleasur...

Heartbreak, Headaches, and Other Modern ConditionsAdvice from Miss Fortune, Modern Hearts Magazine, 1958-1961Welcome to the yellowed pages of Modern Hearts Magazine, America's most questionable source of romantic guidance.For three glorious years, readers from every corner of the nation poured their troubles into the mailbox of the magazine's resident advice columnist, Miss Fortune. Their letters arrived by the sackful: tales ...

Heartbreak, Headaches, and Other Modern ConditionsAdvice from Miss Fortune, Modern Hearts Magazine, 1958–1961Welcome to the yellowed pages of Modern Hearts Magazine, America's most questionable source of romantic guidance.For three glorious years, readers from every corner of the nation poured their troubles into the mailbox of the magazine's resident advice columnist, Miss Fortune. Their letters arrived by the sackful: tales of impossible ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a shadowy, rain-drenched city, a private investigator named Mickey is called upon to investigate the sinister happenings at the once innocent Mickey Mouse Club. A mysterious woman with a bright smile and a dark secret warns Mickey that the club has fallen into the hands of a shadowy figure known as "The Big Cheese," who is manipulating and disappearing children. Driven by a sense of duty and perhaps a touch of nostalgia for the club's past, Mic...

Michael Pollick's Proving Ground is an ebook companion to a collection of humor essays, coffee-related micro-short stories and poetry hosted at DailyMotion.

Remember Superballs, Fruit Float, MAD Magazine, and Wacky Packages? Did you ever "camp" in the backyard, enjoy a cone of frozen custard, or feel the burn of Mercurochrome? I wrote the Keepinnit Reels especially for you, then. The Keepinnit Reels are a companion to the 90 second or less videos available at FaceBook, DailyMotion, TikTok, and YouTube. Almost every word of it is true, except maybe the bit about the cow.

If you remember Superballs, Evel Knievel, MAD magazine and Wacky Packages, this is the book for you. The Keepinnit Reels 2: Acoustic Boogaloo is a companion collection of the author's popular Keepinnit Reels Facebook reels, inspired by his memories of growing up in the 70s and 80s.

Sometimes it's best to let HAL 9000 drive the bus once in a while. That's the case with "The Zero Sugar Keepinnit Reels". A bot with a heart of gold and the snarkiest sense of artificial humor took over humorist Michael Pollick's "The Keepinnit Reels" project. The results are a side-splitting collection of essays about everything from grade Z horror movies to shows "Jumping the Shark" to nudist weddings. Nothing is off-limits to this persuasive little cuss. If the original author ever mana...

For a few glorious years, author Michael Pollick's day job involved writing a little thing called the Internet, one informative article at a time. These reader-friendly encyclopedic articles still remain scattered across the vast online landscape, and have even made it to a few research papers along the way. "A Wise Geek's Guide To Everything" is the first in a series of compilations Pollick plans to release over the foreseeable future. If it's not in one of those books, you probably don't...

Author Michael Pollick, the Mike in "Professor Mike's Wealth of Geeky Knowledge", has put in his share of blood, sweat, and tears in the pursuit of information. This collection of news articles inspired by his time with the Associated Press covers a range of topics, from the surprising health benefits of mushrooms to the hazards of cryptocurrency mining.There's Always Room for Soup, Crackers, and Popsicles: Top "Sick Day" FoodsWhen illness strikes, the worl...