Funny Shorts

This is a collection of nine non-fiction short stories. It comes with twelve whimsical, simple, and hand-drawn sketches. The entire book is designed to be ingested in 15 minutes. You may take more or less time if you wish. These non-fiction stories are written from a long-suffering spouse’s perspective of his wife, mother-in-law—the infamous I-Mani (not her real name)—and his son. If you're having a bad day, picking up and reading this book may bring a smile to your face. Look inside the beginning of the book for free today!

Michael Chabon once said, “I scan the tables of contents of magazines, looking for Antonya Nelson's name, hoping that she has decided to bless us again.” And now she has blessed us again, with a bounty of the stories for which she is so beloved. Her stories are clear-eyed, hard-edged, beautifully formed. And in Funny Once, their flawed humanity is made beautiful, perfectly observed by one of America’s best short story writers.

Good intentions backfire in this humorous, sometimes outrageous, potpourri of short stories featuring actors, travelers, storytellers, madmen, hikers, hippies, flappers, lovers, cookies, castles, and credit cards. A memorable collection, guaranteed to: Tread the fine line between fact and fiction Show what’s beyond appearances And make you laugh at what you seeLet the fun begin; click on “Buy Now” now.

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Welcome to Other Worlds, the fourth volume in the Guys Read Library. Prepare yourself for 10 trips into the unknown, as 10 of your favorite writers spin tales of fantasy and science fiction the likes of which you have never imagined. Compiled by National Ambassador for Children's Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Other Worlds is the most exciting collection of stories on this - or any other - planet.

Flash fiction for weirdos.

Seal Island is home to a moonshine-making billionaire, a pot-growing fisherman, a celebrity flower child, a handsome romance writer, a sex-addicted realtor, a womanizing pub owner, a cop, a pot-bellied pig…and a serial killer. The island is serene and remote. It is only accessible by boat. The residents like it that way, until those with the deepest and darkest of secrets start dying in the most bizarre of ways.

¡Si tan solo no estuviera tan solo! Leer este título de forma gratuita con tu suscripción ilimitado Kindle. Más allá de las más altas montañas, en bosques muy lejanos, Hay un paraíso sin tigres donde viven solo animales sanos. Se esconden de los salvajes depredadores y viven tranquilamente, Comiendo muchos vegetales y frutas, todo muy felizmente.

THREE MEN IN SPAIN is an omnibus edition of: THREE MEN IN A VAN by Jeremy Hastings ONE MAN IN A VAN by Geoff Corless IT’S NOT ABOUT THE VAN by Harry Storrar Please see individual book descriptions and reviews for more information.

“Ese cepillo de dientes que tienes en la mano, De verdad que para mí es un villano. Demasiada pasta de dientes, un dulce necesito, Aliméntame por favor, al menos solo un poquito. Tu cepillo no me deja alcanzar lo que quiero, Deseo escarbar y taladrar un agujero, Sé que te dolería, pero no me importa, ¡Por favor, detente ya; mi ser ya no soporta!”

Best friends share everything. Even their wives. I can’t believe he told him. My husband told his best friend about our little arrangement, I can tell by the smirk on his face. Is he… Is he turned on by the thought of me with his college roommate? The roommate who got caught with pictures of me in their shared dorm room? When Blaine’s girlfriend abruptly breaks up with him, Elliot and I come to his rescue. Maybe in more ways than one. While I was planning on helping him move across town, my husband has a better idea how to cheer up his best friend. Like, sharing me. It should feel ...

Arjie Chelvaratnam is a Tamil boy growing up in an extended family in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is through his eyes that the story unfolds and we meet a delightful, sometimes eccentric cast of characters. Arjie’s journey from the luminous simplicity of childhood days into the more intricately shaded world of adults - with its secrets, its injustices, and its capacity for violence - is a memorable one, as time and time again the true longings of the human heart are held against the way things are.

Short Circuit Time by Diane Saxon In the year 2086, Zaphira is alone, the last survivor of biological warfare on Earth. Before he died, her scientist father promised other survivors would come. Nobody has. So when a horribly mangled android shows up claiming to be her father’s assistant, Aiden, who has been sent through time to rescue her, she’s both frightened and astounded. The last time she’d seen Aiden, she’d been sixteen, head-over-heels in love with him and had literally thrown herself at him, leaving her devastated by his rejection and him running for the hills. The following...

Need something light in your life? Roberta’s short stories are cheerful, uplifting, and fun! Readers of all ages will enjoy these humorous new stories of everyday life in Roberta Raves 2: From tongue-in-cheek to heartfelt, down-to-earth humor; Smile, giggle, laugh out loud, and maybe even tear up; Warm, irreverent, and immensely relatable observations; Lighthearted, entertaining, and insightful words of wisdom; Funny and honest reflections upon our everyday lives; The perfect Book Club material with 52 short chapters. Pick up Roberta Raves when you feel down and read a few pages. Her wry ...

Have you read J.S. Mason’s works before? Are you looking to read something that is entertaining, exciting, fresh, fast-paced, humorous, eccentric, and enjoyable? If so to the first question, then this is the book for you. If so to the second question, then this is the book for you. Much like his previous three books offer, this fourth installment of J.S. Mason’s …And Other series has just as many and now even more giggles, chuckles, chortles, guffaws, crack-ups, and laughter of the rolling on the floor and full-belly variety. With silly and zany adventures afoot in these hilarious ...

Who knew coming out as a lesbian in midlife would be such a challenge? After eighteen years of marriage, Rebecca finally admits the truth: she likes women. Tired of living a lie, she divorces her befuddled husband and sets out to explore life as a newly single lesbian woman. Concerned that Rebecca will fall for the first sweet-talking sapphic sister she meets, her sister Alice challenges Rebecca to go out on ten dates with ten different women to explore Seattle’s lesbian dating scene. And she’s recruited all of her friends to try to fix Rebecca up! Little did she know dating women would...

Encouraged by the unprecedented response to the first volume of “Sensitive Stories of Corporate World”, authors Shyam Bhatawdekar and Dr Kalpana Bhatawdekar were motivated to write its second volume. The first volume contained large number of management case studies. The second volume contained many more. Our readers have been requesting the authors to club the two volumes of “Sensitive Stories of Corporate World” and bring out a combined version of volumes 1 & 2 of the title. Therefore, presented here is the combined version of “Sensitive Stories of Corporate World”. Shyam ...

What is it that’s so bad about a man’s marriage that he is driven to commit the perfect murder? Why is a gambler’s fate sealed when messages from the future give him the names of winning horses? Will a psychic be able to help the desperate parents of a kidnapped child? These are just a few of the stories in this collection of bite-sized tales which include ghostly goings-on, out-of-this-world visitations, murder, the paranormal, fantasy, nostalgia and much, much more. Author Anthony Talmage escorts us through a rollickingly enjoyable collection of stories for grown-ups

Orla lives a carefree and contented existence. She enjoys visiting the library and taking strolls around town. She talks to herself and laughs aloud at whatever she finds humorous. As well, she likes to write; her stories a mashup of song lyrics and film plots the narrator finds most entertaining. Sometimes, Orla comes up with the idea for a play, and these, she takes to theatres all over Dublin. The staff in every establishment have gotten to know her, and have learned how to deal with her, then send her on her way. But one day, she encounters a manager who is new in the job. He invites ...

Whisky Hernandez is about to come clean. But will it be a relaxing case?