HELL TO HUMOR
By Darryle Purcell
Offbeat Publishing
281 pgs
Darryle Purcell is a Vietnam veteran, an illustrator, editor, publisher and new pulp scribe. Most of us are familiar with his action/adventure series ala the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives wherein he features classic western cinema heroes battling all manner of weird menaces and villainy. For a long while, having settled in Bullhead City, Arizona, Purcell wrote an opinion column for the local paper.
In that column, he allowed his sharp, satirical wit to sharpen against local politicians whenever their activities bordered on the outrageous. A conservative at heart, he had no problems balloon popping time and money wasting agendas much to the delight of his readers. Not so much that of his targets. He also waxed poetically on the differences between the sexes and his advice to men on the dos and don’ts of Valentine Day are hilarious. Whereas his thoughts on patriotism and military disasters of the past decades are honest and poignant.
In all, “Hell to Humor” is a wonderful collection of essays by an American patriot who always puts his money where his mouth is. God bless, Mr. Purcell.
