About the Author

Barbara J. Smith is the eldest of eight children, all of whom have a great sense of humor. She was born in Mobile, Alabama to Jellene and the late James Norwood Sr. Barbara graduated high school in 1967, and came to New York to work for the summer and never went back to Alabama to live. She married Jeffrey E. Smith in 1973, and they have one son, Jeffrey Jr., and one grandson, Jeffrey III. She attended Monroe Business Institute while working during the day at New York Telephone Co. She is a graduate of the Manhattan Bible Institute / Narrow Way Bible Institute, and holds a Bachelor in Religious Education. She has twice retired, once after 24 years from NY Tel, and also 10 years from NY State DMV.

Her Inspiration and Work

Mrs. Smith says she inherited her sense of humor from her father. She began to write plays for Narrow Way Bible School for different school occasions. This book consists of most of those plays that will make you laugh, but with a meaning of life lived incidents that one can relate to. We all have some characters in our family or someone we know that bring a smile to our face. I believe laughter is a merry medicine and a supernatural healing for the soul. You will be able to use these plays for your social gatherings on many occasions. When you laugh, you change the atmosphere.

Her Creative Process

Barbara is known to make people laugh everywhere her daily life takes her. Her husband Jeff has helped her on many occasions with props for her plays. When she writes a play, she begins to look for props and for those who will portray the characters in the play. She acts in most of her plays. Barbara writes plays for the fun of it. When you read this book, you will surely relate to some of its characters.