In Aerating The Mashed Potatoes, Ryan J. Zeinert has collected 50 new essays spotlighting the rigors, wonders and ridiculousness of adolescence, pop culture, marriage and nostalgia. From his first day of school up to present day, Zeinert recalls lessons learned the hard way: The embarrassment of young love, the rapid acceleration of 21st Century culture, the relationships that shape (or warp) childhood, positive existentialism...even a knife fight in a supermarket. As Zeinert stumbles into adulthood, he continues to learn volumes about himself and those around him. With Aerating The Mashed Potatoes, you'll hopefully learn (and laugh) along with him.

In Aerating The Mashed Potatoes, Ryan J. Zeinert has collected 50 new essays spotlighting the rigors, wonders and ridiculousness of adolescence, pop culture, marriage and nostalgia. From his first day of school up to present day, Zeinert recalls lessons learned the hard way: The embarrassment of young love, the rapid acceleration of 21st Century culture, the relationships that shape (or warp) childhood, positive existentialism...even a knife fight in a supermarket. As Zeinert stumbles into adulthood, he continues to learn volumes about himself and those around him. With Aerating The Mashed Potatoes, you'll hopefully learn (and laugh) along with him.

In 65 Poor Life Decisions, Ryan Zeinert has collected some of his most hilarious, quirky and downright uncomfortable essays spotlighting those choices we make in life that just don't make the grade. From childhood and the day-to-day embarrassment of public school all the way to the grind of the workplace and the rigors of being a newlywed, Zeinert weaves through some of the rougher patches of life with the voice of someone who cannot help but see the humorous side of screwing up- constantly. Like most, you'll enjoy 65 Poor Life Decisions because it hasn't happened to you; then you'll stop and wonder when it will.