When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs

Gordon Kirkland has been called one of Canada's premier humorists. His weekly syndicated humor column, Gordon Kirkland At Large, has been entertaining newspaper readers for over ten years. His first book, Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes, won Canada's Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour in 2000. He is also the author of 2004's Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs in Canada and the United States.

He was the first Canadian writer chosen to be on the faculty of the prestigious Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop. He dedicates a portion of each year's tour to speaking at writer's conferences and festivals as his form of 'pay it forward.' Many people helped him when he was getting started in his writing career, and his involvement in these events lets him pass the help on to others.

Gordon also speaks to a wide variety of health and medical organizations about the use of humor in dealing with chronic pain and major lifestyle changes. In 1990, he became partially paralyzed in an automobile accident. He says that his focus on the humor that surrounds us all in daily life has truly been the best medicine.

He lives in a semi-rural suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his wife, Diane and his assistance dog, Tara. They have two grown sons.

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"Gordon Kirkland deserves a readership as large as he is! Goofy, demented, and uniquely Kirkland."

Bruce Cameron
Author
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter
and
How to Remodel A Man

"Gordon Kirkland's wit and insight into everyday life are fabulous! His mind may wander but yours won't as you read this book. You'll be riveted to every page."

Tim Bete
Author
In The Beginning There Were No Diapers
and
Director,
Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

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