Funny Biography

A late bloomer’s coming-of-age memoir asks how does one accept and free themselves from visible and invisible disabilities and still retain their sense of connection and humor? Nothing Special is a disarmingly candid tale of two sisters growing up in the 1970s in rural Connecticut. Older sister Chris, who has Down syndrome, is an extrovert, while the author, her younger, typically developing sister, shoulders the burdens and grief of her parents.

This is GG, and this is my story told through a series of blogs from the time I got here to now. The blogs are informative and talk about all the mistakes I made. You will learn how we overcame all the obstacles that came in the way. Those mistakes ranged from feeding her to bringing in another Shih Tzu dog. The information I give you is relevant no matter the time. I served in the military; however, with all that training, I was not prepared for what one little Shih Tzu dog could do for my life. There was much more to getting a dog that I didn’t consider.

Until he was 17, Brett Preiss lived in the dusty outback of Australia, where he was one of four siblings in a dysfunctional family. He learned how to survive under the most bizarre and extraordinary circumstances. In this book, he shares the trials and tribulations of his youth through anecdotes that will leave you in tears of joy or sorrow. Travel back to the ’60s and ’70s and watch Brett transform from a sperm to adolescence.