Short Stories Humor

Tessa has endured life in a ramshackle mobile home for five years, and a miserable marriage. Will she finally be free? Plus two more short stories: Beluga: Something is definitely wrong with Charlene. Has she been impregnated with a baby alien? Paper: A seemingly innocent librarian hides a secret in the basement. These stories can also be found in the collection: Hidden Pictures, Twisty Little Short Stories and Poems at this link: http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Pictures-Twisty-Little-Stories-ebook/dp/B00LWBDATY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407786160&sr=8-1&keywords=hidden+pictures+twisty

Animals behaving badly. A ghostly hand on the staircase of an old theater. Skunks where no skunks should be. Insider information from the author herself about the strange, absurd, and occasionally even glamorous world of belly dance! In this collection of short stories, there are also more than a few appearances by Ginger and Susan, the main characters in the series The Belly Dance Mysteries. While they’re not stumbling over bodies this time, they do manage to get into quite a few ridiculous situations! This hodgepodge collection has a little something for everyone, so if you need a laugh...

This is a collection of the sixth six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series...Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 6d6 and experience the compelling world of dark humor and fantasy.

Youth and camaraderie pervade this series of short stories in About a Boy, Stories, pertaining to an unlikely band of fledglings called Pineapple, Shoehorn, and Cantaloupe. Their nicknames apply to their hairstyles: the parted hair of Pineapple, the mohawk of Shoehorn, and a shave on Cantaloupe. They meet with Frock, a girl with a fashion statement, and Stroodle, an old wanderer. Big Teeth is their pandering adversary. Their school week is anything bandying another Saturday, and Pineapple as leader must decide amidst uncertainty whether he is a go-getter or the begotten heel. What an ...

There is a darker side to the Intergalactic Marriage Council that no one was aware of, and this changes everything. Natalie wants a simple life and chooses to marry a man from Zeylan through the Intergalactic Marriage Council. When she arrives on the planet, nothing is as she expects, and she must mentally adjust. Can the intense pleasure she finds with her match overcome the reality of her situation? Each book in the Zeylan Bride series is stand alone and can be read in any order. If you like it, check out my Otan Bride series as well for more arranged marriage erotica set in the ...

This series of short, fictional vignettes explores our day-to-day interactions with an ever-elusive and arbitrary God. It's the Book of Common Prayer as seen through a looking glass - a powerfully vivid collection of seemingly random life moments. The figures that haunt these stories range from Kafka (talking to a fish) to the Aztecs, Tolstoy to Abraham and Sarah, O. J. Simpson to a pack of wolves. Most of Williams' characters, however, are like the rest of us.

Lily's friend Jasmine has come to town, and the two women have been talking about Sam. Author Sam Browning is on a spontaneous writer's retreat after his divorce, and an unexpected encounter with the beautiful Lily has him wondering what else he might find in the town of Ashbury besides his new manuscript. Lily's best friend Jasmine lives a few towns over, but she's staying in Ashbury for a few weeks, and Lily is excited to introduce her to Sam. Not only that, but it seems she and Jasmine have shared a boyfriend in the past, and Lily is warming Sam up to the idea. It sounds crazy, but as ...

From the author, whom the Times called "a comic genius" and "an old master of farce", are 11 further stories featuring such eccentric characters as Freddie Widgeon, Cyril (Barmy) Fotheringay Phipps, Percy Wimbolt, and Pongo. Young Men in Spats includes the following stories: "Fate", "Tried in the Furnace", "Trouble Down at Tudsleigh", "The Amazing Hat Mystery", "Good-bye to All Cats", "The Luck of the Stiffhams", "Noblesse Oblige", "Uncle Fred Flits By", "Archibald and the Masses", and more.

Woody Allen's early comic fiction was heavily influenced by the zany, pun-ridden humor of S.J. Perelman. And now, for the first time, Woody Allen narrates one of his early collections of short stories, Getting Even. Listen to Woody Allen revenge himself on such significant subjects as death, obesity, organized crime, the invention of the sandwich, and much more.

Her life seemed perfect...until she had to admit something was missing. Will this broody handsome stranger fit the bill? Any way you slice it, Becka Treadway is one hell of a sexy girl, drawing stares wherever she goes. Popular and gorgeous, Becka lives her life to the fullest these days. Glad her days as a computer geek are in the past, she has embraced her new lifestyle to the extreme. A perfect life for a perfect girl. Well, it would be except lately, it seems she's missing out on something, the end of each day leaving her feeling empty. Eager to complete her looks with a daring tattoo, ...

When grandmother Maureen Phelan is surprised in her home by a stranger, she clubs the intruder with a Holy Stone. The consequences of this unplanned murder connect four misfits struggling against their meager circumstances. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father, Tony, whose feud with his next-door neighbor threatens to ruin his family. Georgie is a sex worker who half-heartedly joins a born-again movement to escape her profession and drug habit.

In this wide-ranging collection of ten short stories set in the Pacific Northwest, we are taken on emotional journeys that map the terrain of human experience from bedroom communities to the tops of mountains. Each story offers something different: Salamanders - Can what we found in childhood be rediscovered as an adult? Infinity - Some journeys take a lifetime. Short Plat - Beyond hope lies hope. The Last Will and Testament of Bartholomew Maintwhistle of Dunlap, Washington - People from the East Coast hated Seattle winters before people from California did. The Window - If you're not ...

José era un granjero feliz y Pedro era su vecino, Sembraban pepinos y tomates en la montaña de encino. Ambos granjeros trabajaban muy duro; difícil era su vida, Pero tenían comida para sus familias; recompensa merecida Aunque a veces en casa después de un día de trabajo cansado Soñaban con tener una vida mejor de lo que habían pensado.

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road . . . unless you fail to make the turn." ~Anonymous Short and light, a few stories about things unexpected in life, but what's wrong with happy endings or new beginnings? A bit of history, a little mystery and some optimism too.

For marine biologist Dr. Hae-Won Lee, the legendary Black Lake Annex isn't just a cave system; it's the holy grail. Stubbornly elusive and rumored to hold untold secrets, this underwater labyrinth is Hae-Won's obsession, even if it means teaming up with her perpetually disgruntled geologist, Jang, and their annoyingly cheerful tech expert, Min-Jun. Their expedition is everything you'd expect: tight squeezes, treacherous climbs, and marine life seemingly on extended vacation. But the deeper they go, the clearer it becomes: this cave isn't empty. It's guarding something extraordinary. They ...

Ethan has been having an incredible time seeing Grace. But now her friend Kayla is making a move on him. It's finally time for the grand re-opening of Quill's End, the bookstore where Ethan has taken ownership. Between his relationship with Grace and the start of his new career, Ethan has a lot going on—and it's about to get even more complicated. Kayla, Quill's End employee and best friend to Grace, corners him for a private meeting in the store. And now Ethan has a new situation to juggle, weaving between sex, propriety, and the two women's fascination with sharing him between each ...

This is a collection of the second six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series.

What can one say about the 'jokey' content within these pages? Well, it provides no more than an opportunity for the author to smirk, in a quite mad fashion, and ensure that his readership will continue to bestow solitary heavenly bodies on his foul, pointless conjurings. You see, it's all rather funny... to him.

It’s just another morning on the fifth of July. The country is another year older; Gus is a touch hungover, the coffee in his office is stale, and all Gus wants to do is go home and start over again on July sixth. Unfortunately Father Xavier visits the sheriff’s office and he’s brought along a gift. He has a green jacket that should have been put in the church’s lost and found. The father suspects it belongs to a missing girl named Erica Torres which is odd given the jacket is marked as belonging to E. Rossi. Erica went to school one day and never came home. She was picked up by a ...

In the haunted town of Oakdale, sparks fly between bartender Noah and shy photographer Allison amidst costumes and spooky decor at his tavern’s monster bash on All Hallows’ Eve. But Allison experiences unexplained supernatural events—glimpses of a shadowy figure that may be the legendary Irish Jack’s ghost. Are these just harmless paranormal tricks leading up to Halloween, or could the haunting be real? Amid lingering questions of the paranormal, cute surprises, and creative dates, Noah and Allison’s connection deepens, until they both begin entertaining ideas of taking their ...