Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Personal Memoirs
  • Language:English
  • Pages:136
  • eBook ISBN:9798350979985
  • Paperback ISBN:9798350979978

My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift

By Harold Phifer

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Overview

"Sometimes the death of a Love One can fix your pain." A Funeral that turned into a Comedy show. The death of Hal's evil aunt taught me a lot about grief, love, lost, resentments, and redemptions. "After the passing of Hal's evil aunt, the pastor attempts to ease her past the Pearlie Gates regardless of her past misdeeds. Hal's attitude is totally different than the reverend. But the pastor needs Hal's full support in order to pull off his caper." Will she get routed to heaven or hell? It's a story far from being grim with laughter til the end.
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Description

In "My Bully, My Aunt, and Her Final Gift", Hal revisits the complicated relationship he shared with his late Aunt Kathy, a woman who stood as the antithesis of positivity in his life. Despite her domineering and often cruel behavior, her passing left Hal with an unexpected opportunity for humor, healing, and reflection. As he plans her memorial—a gathering that no one seems eager to attend—Hal's childhood memories resurface, pulling him back into a world shaped by his aunt's unpredictable rules and twisted philosophies. Blending heartfelt truths with laugh-out-loud moments, Hal weaves a tale of resilience, self-discovery, and ultimately, redemption. This memoir offers a lighthearted yet honest look at how even the darkest relationships can leave behind gifts of wisdom and self-awareness.
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About The Author

Harold Phifer was born and raised in Columbus, Mississippi. A graduate of Mississippi State University and Jackson State University, Harold served 23 years as an air traffic controller with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In 2010, he left the United States to work as an international contractor, completing multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before being reassigned to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following a near-death experience in Afghanistan, he found inspiration to write his first book, "Sleepwalking Out of Afghanistan: Walking it All Back". He continued his journey as an author with "Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at a Beach Bar", a two-part memoir detailing his resilience.
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