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The culminating book in the Life is Short series, this book explores the beautiful yet strange human race: elderly ladies hogging church pews, ridiculous Siri voice interpretations, and marital matches NOT made in heaven. Other subjects include holiday hysteria, kitchen misadventures including a large ham that needs its own seat belt and, of course, travel: bad vacation karma and tips on never packing light. Ipock's zany humor is balanced by nostalgic tales of growing up in the sixties and affectionate family portraits, from her still dancing 85-year old father to her lovable (but hairy) Grandog, Gus.

Ann Ipock is an award-winning Southern author, speaker and humorist. Ann Ipock's writing is at once hilarious, and in the next breath, poignant. N.Y. Times best-selling author of All Summer Long, Dorothea Benton Frank, had this to say. Dew On the Kudzu (Idgie) says Ann writes in the vein of Erma Bombeck, but in the gentler, Southern Belle manner. Quiet smiles while reading as opposed to snorts. Gently proper with little surprise bits of feistiness. Short stories great for little breaks in your day. Ironically, Ipock found writing to be her safest career to date. After catching the Mayor's mustache in her dental hygiene polisher, she joined a writer's group, began acting in community theatre and changed her hair color at least three times. She now lives in Wilmington, NC with her loving, loyal, and confused husband, Russell. They have two daughters and three granddaughters. Life is Short, Pack Your Bags Now! was published November, 2016, and follows Life is Short, I Wish I Was Taller, Life is Short, So Read This Fast! and Life is Short, But It's Wide, and completes the Life is Short quartet. Ann has written for Georgetown Times, SC's oldest newspaper, Sasee Magazine, Columbia County Magazine, Salt Magazine and others. She has taught at the SC Writer's Workshop in Myrtle Beach, the Foothills Writers Guild Conference at Anderson University, and was selected as a judge for Catfish Stew anthology, as well as the Silver Coast Winery's competition, Short Stories. Ann's hobbies include gardening, traveling, decorating, shoe-shopping and acting. These help to diminish her A.D.D. flare-ups. Her favorite role to date is Truvy Jones of Steel Magnolias. Among Ann's special childhood memories are her fourth grade school talent show, pantomiming Alley Oop, and promptly losing; entering a science project in ninth grade on crystallization, and promptly winning a blue ribbon; [with apologies to, Jim, the class genius she beat, who stood there crying]; and riding in the Christmas parade float, sponsored by The Bootery in Jacksonville, NC her family's shoe store complete with big hair, a long formal gown with matching dyed peau de soie heels and white elbow-length gloves. Long live the beauty-queen wave!