Paul J. Volkmann has entertained readers throughout the world for over ten years with his weekly newspaper columns consisting of light-hearted stories, imaginary articles and controversial subjects. Off the Wall Favorites contains some of his best work. His writings are easy reading, are characterized by wit, wisdom and whimsicality and end with food for thought whether bordering on the sublime to the ridiculous. Presented by categories, one will find oneself engrossed in philosophy of thought as the author touches upon such subjects as holidays, faith, and the little challenges of life that we all experience. And most of all, this book is proof that God, in His omnipotence, instills in us a sense of humor, whereby, throughout our lives, we can learn to live and laugh as we go. It is hoped that is book will be a blessing to all who read it.

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A reporter seeks out two and four-legged creatures throughout the woods nearby and outside his community to ascertain their behavioral traits, name origins, and how they care for their offspring. The author starts by talking to a whitetail deer which in turn introduces him to another creature. Each introduces the author to another animal or fowl, as the case may be, until all ten species have submitted answers to the reporter's questions.

With Me Always, My Journey Without and With the Trinity is centered around my life from the ages of seven to seventy. It was in the early ages of my youth, my parents took my brother, Bob, sister, Betsy and I to church. It was there I listened to bits and pieces of what the minister shared with his congregation. One of the comments he stated was, "If you need anything, go to God first, and He will answer your prayer. One day something happened and I heard the voice of my minister, his all too important statement about prayer. I gave it a try and it worked. From then on, I knew there was a God. But I pushed Him aside as I journeyed through elementary and high schools. In college, I, for some reason unbeknownst to me, took every religion course I could squeeze in. I even joined a religious fraternity, but never was taught about a personal relationship between the Trinity and me. After college I entered into the work force contributing my talents to one newspaper, three law enforcement agencies and one industry. I was living very much according to worldly ways and making the best of every moment. Still in my mind occasionally, I felt the Holy Spirit speak to me on several occasions. After having a grand mal seizure and ending up in two hospitals, did I find my life turn around. I ended up losing my jobs, having to come back to Pennsylvania where I grew up to live and resided with my parents for a while. It was later I learned that I was dying and again ended up in another hospital. It was there my life was spared through the blessings of a specialist and the Trinity. In a mental ward where I was placed, I learned about people praying for me. That was my first introduction to the fact that other people were actually turning to God for my sake as well. Upon getting better, I was given the blessing of becoming the hospital photographer. From there, I met my wife at that institution, rented an apparent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and shortly thereafter, bought a building where I opened a photo studio and lived above it where my wife and I started a family. During a short time after, one of my employees convinced me to go church hopping, where we settle at one non-denominal church. We not only joined, but attended regularly. During an altar call, the Holy Spirit prompted me to go forward and give my life to Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior. I not only was filled with unconditional love for others, became on fire for the Trinity, but also was given the gift of tongues. Months later, the Holy Spirit spoke to me and stated a fact that made me sit up in my chair. It concerned communion and the host being the Actual Species of our Lord. I was fired up and departed from that church and converted to the Roman Catholic Church in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. I brought along the fire that the Trinity laid on my heart. At that time my whole family were Catholics. Now we could be together as one Catholic family at Holy Family Roman Catholic Parish. Since then, the Trinity has been working in my life. Charged up, I love to evangelize. Several of my various tactics are described in my chapters. I have so much joy talking about Trinity. Also in the book are examples of stories I have had published in the local newspaper, the Latrobe Bulletin, that the Holy Spirit helped me write. He tells me to put my fingers on the keys and He takes me to the last line with exactly the right amount of words. I am solely convinced. The Trinity is with me always!

A book of poetry, some serious ones, others humorous, if not downright 'off the wall.' Paul J. Volkmann, a journalist, professional photographer, and entrepreneur for over 52 years, has considered his passion for writing a gift from God. In 2011, he published a book titled 'Off the Wall Favorites.' It contained 57 of his first 358 columns which he wrote for the Latrobe Bulletin newspaper. As a opinionated columnist, he is still contributing his writings to that newspaper which are read around the world. He also writes about nature in a column that is also featured weekly called, 'Inside the Outdoors.' Not only does he cover the various seasons for harvesting various game, but as he likes to state, "Anything that is not inside is outside, and if it's out there, then I plan to write about it." The works of the two contributing authors, Beatrice C. Volkmann, my mother, and Kelsey L. Volkmann, my daughter, are also featured. Writing for Mom was always a fond pastime. Becoming progressively bedfast during the last 25 years of her life, she spent her time with pen and pad, noting thoughts that came to her mind. Her writings capture the essence of life and reveal her great passion for preserving our world and its people. Just like her father, Kelsey has had a passion for writing. Presently, she's editor of a daily news site, corporate magazine and weekly news show for a Fortune 500 financial services firm. Previously she worked for three newspapers covering government, politics, education and crime. She was also web editor of the St. Louis Business Journal.