Introducing Monkey Tales

I am not the author of this blog, and this is probably the first and only time you will hear from me on this blog.  My husband, Paul, is the master mind behind "Monkey Tales" and asked me to help introduce it to all of you, so I will do my best to do it justice. 

Let me begin with introducing you to the Author and creator of  "Monkey Tales".  Paul is a creative mind and a wonderful man that I am lucky enough to call my husband.  He is also an incredible Dad to our Son Christian who you will fondly get to know as Monkey.  His most recent addition to who he is though is Student at the Art Institute.   He is studying to be a video game designer and I glow with pride when I talk about it.  I am so proud that he is following his dream. So what does all this have to do with "Monkey Tales"?  Allow me to explain.

Paul came home from his English class one night and presented me with a strange question.  He asked me, "What have we done in our life that not many people do?"  I was taken back by this question.  I simply asked him, "Why?"  He went on to explain to me that he had to write a short story for his English class and he did not want his paper to fall into the predictable crowd.   I simply smiled and asked him to let me think about that.  A little while later I said, "I have an idea!  Why don't you tell the story of the day Monkey was born from the Dad's point of view? No one ever does that!"  He smiled at me and said that he liked the idea a lot.

Fast forward a few days.  Paul had been working hard on his story and asking me to read it and I laughed as I read his side of the story and how much I didn't know about when he was not in the room with me.  I loved it!  Then two days before the paper was due Paul came to me panicked.  He had let Monkey play with his USB, monkey had lost it and lost with the USB was his story.  So he had to write it again.  Unknown to me Paul had switched his whole thought process.  When he was done he smiled with pride and handed me, "Monkey Tales."  I read it and laughed and laughed.  I loved it.  Paul was telling our story as a bedtime story!  It was perfect! 

The next day after he turned in the paper I looked at Paul kind of sad.  He asked why and I told him I wanted to know more about these Monkey Tales.  He smiled and told me he had more to tell.  It was then I told him he had to continue writing these stories!  They are amazing and people will relate!  I suggested this blog, to share with the world his amazing stories. 

So it is with a lot of pride and a smile on my face I am honored to introduce to you...

Monkey Tales

By: Paul Cook