Author Ellen Metter wrote the first humor book on the childfree choice, Cheerfully Childless, at the turn of the century. Still No Kids looks at the child-free choice a quarter century later and asks, “How did that work out?”
“Humor has helped Metter communicate with others about a topic she says is misunderstood by a family-oriented culture.”- ABCNews.com
Now that Ellen Metter is nearly old enough to get “Save the Date” invites from the Grim Reaper, she’s ready to share an illustrated, light-hearted look at an intentionally childfree life, as well as an appreciation for those who do parenting with love, patience, and not too many screaming meltdowns.
The author loves it when people have children since we need kids who grow up to create hilarious Netflix shows! But since parenting can be like flying a Boeing jumbo jet with squirrels in your hair, it’s best when the desire for children is strong. Like Superman strong.
Though Still No Kids is a humor book, it combines elements of memoir and self-help. Readers have commented that it shares worthwhile ideas for both the Baby, Yes and Baby, No options. It’s a life story, a thought piece, and a whole lot of comedy.
US BUYERS, order the paperback or ebook
through you favorite local bookstore,
Amazon, or other U.S. and International eBook Sellers.
LIBRARIES, Still No Kids is available through Baker & Taylor, Hoopla, and Overdrive.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, find the ebook through International eBook Sellers or the print or ebook via Amazon Australia, Amazon Canada, Amazon Mexico, or Amazon United Kingdom.
Still No Kids & Still OK is for everyone!
- It’s for those considering a stroll down the toy-strewn path.
- It’s for those who said, “Hell, no, I won’t glow!” and never looked back.
- It’s for parents who will read this in the bathroom for about a minute at a time and appreciate, enjoy, and understand every word.
- And it’s for anyone just looking for a good laugh!
The author looks at such burning questions as:
- “Who will support you when you’re old?”
- “Won’t you be lonely?”
- You don’t have a teenager, do you? She would never have let you out in that sweater!”
- And, “Is ok really enough?”
Still No Kids & Still OK has the answers!
Browser Press – 2024
Paperback – 978-0-9711627-1-6
eBook- 978-0-9711627-2-3
118 pages
Book club questions included.
Transference
A Novel
A sci fi novel.
Who’s that peeking through your cat’s eyes?
Before Transference, no one could penetrate the poisonous Kisan atmosphere. Now, alien minds can wander. To us.
Follow the unraveling of lives and planet altering events as travelers peer through eyes of unaware hosts into lives on Earth. The mind-travels of the Kisans reveal dramatic visions and a startling shared past between the visitors and visited.
And what does your cat see?
Transference is for readers who enjoy tales with world-building, cats, romance, recovery after loss, and suprises. It explores lives, love, and the boundaries of body and mind with humor and intimacy.
Tales are revealed of love discovered and lost, fears embraced and rejected, and beliefs shattered and renewed, triggering life-changing questions and consequences for the travelers.
Sumee, a charming combination of self-involved and selfless, dispensing wisdom and passion to all.
Maryl, thriving on world-shaking technological breakthroughs and unexpected romance.
Talented, handsome Bly, struggling with grim loss.
Danyin, sharing jokes and empathy, and learning the whims of a capricious universe.
Rob and Lena, living, loving, and destructing under the gaze of their trio of cats, and the more attentive observation of others.
Cats, enjoying scent images and, unknowingly, dreaming a shared history.
Browser Press – 300 Pages.
Paperback: 978-1537758558
Copyright 2018. Revised 2024.
2017 copyright on proof editions.
Researching 101
36 Tips to Propel Your College Research and Help You Find the Authoritative Information Your Professor Will Love. 2017.
Researching basics are either barely discussed in college success books, or presented in sumptuous detail in lengthy tomes.
Researching 101 offers a happy medium by succinctly presenting core strategies and ideas essential to unearthing information.
Openly licensed – Open Educational Resource (OER)
Cheerfully Childless
A cartoon-filled humor book for those who hesitate to procreate.
A fun read for anyone who knows the happiest meal is one that includes a dry martini.
Browser Press
2001