“I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat” Now Available!

Personally signed copies of “I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat: David Carroll’s Ho Made Social Media Blunders” are now available.

You may order autographed copies online at the link on this page (see right).

“The new book is totally different from my previous books,” Carroll said. “It’s all humor, 100 percent. A few years back, I began collecting and compiling the funny mistakes we all make on social media, text messages, church bulletins, and even signs in stores and on the highways. I included these in several columns, and the response was tremendous. People told me I could fill up a book with them, and make people laugh. So that’s what I did.”

“I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat” is subtitled “David Carroll’s Ho Made Social Media Blunders,” based on a handmade sign he saw advertising Ho Made Apple Cider. “Some of these funny mistakes are caused by spellcheck, AutoCorrect and voice to text,” he said, “and others are just because some of us didn’t pay enough attention in school!”

The book includes more than 400 laughs, along with illustrations and cover art by Chattanooga artist Mike Salter. “Mike’s artwork adds a whole new dimension to the book,” Carroll said. “His illustrations make it even funnier.”

After writing books on local history, why write an all-comedy book? Carroll said, “It just seems like a good time to share these laugh-out-loud bloopers, all in one place. We’ve all gone through a rough few years, and I noticed when I shared these in my columns, or during my public speaking events, people laughed a lot. What the world needs now is laughter, and this book will provide a lot of it.” He added, “If you like to laugh, or know someone who could use a smile or two, my new book is the perfect gift.”

The book was published by Fresh Ink Press, and is priced at $19.95 plus shipping.