Dead Dad Jokes Javon Johnson and the value of storytelling

and the value of storytelling and sharing as a tool to connect

but instead with the power and nuance of someone who has survived and made the most of their survival

defying language expectation as resistance

Gibson expertly walks the line between grief and hope

Dead Dad Jokes Javon Johnson and the value of storytellingOllie Schminkey, 2021 Dead Dad Jokes is an unflinching take on family, loss and trauma. There is nothing quiet about Schminkeys debut. Every page is raw, honest and unforgettable. Dead Dad Jokes brings the impact of addiction into crisp focus while also shattering our simplistic TV preconceptions about it. Ollie never lets the reader slip into the easy sadness of cliche instead they guide us through the realities and contradictions of losing someone