Stories I Tell on Dates

By: Paul Shirley

Narrated by: Paul Shirley, Punch Audio

Everyone tells stories on dates. Sometimes we tell these stories to make people laugh. Sometimes we tell them to make people think. Sometimes we tell them so we can increase the chances we'll see the other person naked.

Paul Shirley's stories are about an adulthood spent all over the world: living in Spain, playing in the NBA, and having his heart (and spleen) broken. But they're also stories about growing up in small-town Kansas: triumphant spelling bees, catastrophic middle school dances, and a Sex Ed. class taught by his mother.

They're funny stories. They're vulnerable stories. Most of all, they're universal stories, just as the stories we tell on dates should be.

©2017 Paul Shirley (P)2017 Paul Shirley

Paul Shirley reads the audiobook and it really flies by.

It has clever insights from an "innocent(s) abroad", and recalls youth in a way that's uniquely enriching as opposed to the empty-to-all-but-the-author mode I normally find done elsewhere.

You'll laugh on the street, your commute, while you assemble a fake Eames rocker, however it won't be from setup, tick, tick, punchline but something much more refreshing. Every chapter is better than the one before and when people ask what you are laughing about you'll be keen to do a retelling but vexed about where to start.

Stories I Tell on Dates on Audible

Loved it! The book's inter-twined, candid stories were delightfully entertaining! Especially for this fellow Iowa Stater.

Fascinating and heartwarming

Paul's vulnerability and unique path in life as a pro athlete relating to women was told with refreshing honesty and held an enjoyable line between lighthearted and deep. The end result is a charming, well written memoir.

Great story that guys can relate to

If you could sum up Stories I Tell on Dates in three words, what would they be?

Interesting life stories

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stories I Tell on Dates?

Humor mixed with emotions of a guy whose struggle through professional sports and life yielded a great series of stories.

What about Paul Shirley and Punch Audio ’s performance did you like?

Paul's audio made the story's humor come to life as he reads it like he meant it to be read.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The story makes each of us reflect on some of the silly and emotional things that happened in our lives and have been part of forming who we are.

Any additional comments?

A great read in chapters-if you are looking for something to listen to in chunks-a little bit each day-and want to laugh and ponder life a bit-this book is for you.

At times funny, at times suspenseful, great fun

I found this in my 29-year-old daughter's library when she set up sharing in Audible. So glad I did. Paul Shirley's account of growing up in a small Kansas town with dreams of playing in the NBA and achieving that goal is an entertaining memoir regardless of whether you like basketball. I like that it's told by the author. He makes the suspenseful moments come alive, whether it's at a spelling bee or a game where the team's future is on the line. There were times I laughed out loud. Other parts I found quite touching. He is insightful and, I think, has a wonderful future as an author. I look forward to hearing more from him.