Derek travels from child to confused adult, from reporter for the local paper to any job available, doing everything he thinks he should, but doing it his way. Pursuing life and employment leads Derek to fling himself into the sort of sticky situations he won't want to have to explain to his friends or his family.
Derek travels from child to confused adult, from reporter for the local paper to any job available, doing everything he thinks he should, but doing it...
'Derek's In Trouble' - As funny as ever and as unlucky as always, Derek is going through another unexpected crisis in his life. A local reporter with the partner of his dreams, his life is all set to be perfect. So, how will he explain his foray out in his wife's dress? Then, there's the leggy lady intent on making a lasting impression ...on top of that, there are everyone else's problems to sort. Is his Gran, the secret Radio agony aunt, capable of helping anyone?
'Derek's In Trouble' - As funny as ever and as unlucky as always, Derek is going through another unexpected crisis in his life. A local reporter with ...
Derek has not had much success getting his first great novel started - in fact, the research it requires has nearly cost him his marriage and ruined several pairs of his wife's tights. All he needs is a better topic, maybe he should be writing non-fiction, he is a journalist, after all... As is normal for Derek, things go pretty rapidly and hilariously downhill from there Current titles by Mac Black: Please... Call Me Derek, Derek's in Trouble and Derek's Good Relations(2013) Light-hearted, quirky and funny - www.macblack.info
Derek has not had much success getting his first great novel started - in fact, the research it requires has nearly cost him his marriage and ruined s...
Anyone who likes Mac Black's "Please call me Derek" (and the rest in the series covering his grown-up adventures) will enjoy introducing younger friends and family to his new series, "Sweaty and Pals." Derek hated his nickname and now we find out how he came by it. Filled with stories about Derek's exploits with his gang in the eighties, with quirky illustrations (by Mac Black), the stories build on Derek's ability to find disasters and get himself into one mess after another.
Sweaty's tales are about little kids enjoying life, before smartphones and computer games came along. Of...
Anyone who likes Mac Black's "Please call me Derek" (and the rest in the series covering his grown-up adventures) will enjoy introducing younger fr...
