Writing Humor

Embark on an enthralling Journey through Wales with Mark Probert as your guide. In the scorching summer of 2022, Mark set off on a remarkable 2,000-mile road trip, following the route taken by the famous writer HV Morton, in the 1930s. Mark shares his grin-out-loud account of the road trip, uncovering hidden gems and traditional tourist hotspots. Like the border with England, the journey takes many unexpected turns. Visits to the World Bog Snorkelling Championships and the birthplace of Stairway to Heaven aren't in everyone's holiday plan. Delve into the depths of coal, slate, and copper ...

“A clever, amusing, and satisfying read.” –Carolyn Korsmeyer, author of Little Follies When recent widow Lily Simone discovers that her husband has squandered their savings in risky crypto investments, imperiling her comfortable Marin County lifestyle, friends encourage her to turn her attractive coastal home into a Bed and Breakfast. But no sooner has she decided to give this a try than all three of her adult daughters reveal their own troubles. The Simone women are off on a wild emotional rollercoaster ride involving both love and money and must figure out not just what matters most...

The contest between men and women escalates to a new battlefield — genetics. Legislators mandate a testosterone- lowering food supplement to reduce violence and make gun control unnecessary. The blowback assumes epic proportions. Nadia Holkam — a pawn in the battle — desperately seeks her true identity. Diana Holkam discovers companies are using her twin sister as a template for the perfect subordinate female in an experiment aimed at turning all women into pets. With help from a one-eyed Muslim Bible salesman, an African American woman promoting a testosterone-reducing food ...

The New Comedy Bible is a step-by-step, no excuses manual for writing, performing, and launching your career as a stand-up comic. Written by Judy Carter, the author of The Comedy Bible (2001), which was called by The Washington Post and Forbes as a “Comedy Essential”. This new book, penned in classic Carter’s style - part career coach and part comedy dominatrix - has 100 percent new content.

Ever wondered what it's like to backpack across India? Two sixty-somethings go for one more adventure and just about survive a five-week journey involving world famous sights, crazy incidents and lots of cows.

Jimmy, known by his friends as Meathead, is struggling to keep a secret. He wets the bed. Together with his dog and his pet ferret, Meathead rides his Big Wheel to misadventures in the gully, a swampy stream that cuts through his neighborhood. Impressing the older kids seems important, but it leads him into trouble. Losing his beloved pets and having his secret exposed, Meathead learns his lessons the hard way.

This funny picture book is all about cartoon animals getting into trouble. Where are they going? What are they doing? Only you can guess. Each picture is a stand-alone funny scene with simple sentences mixed with silly humor. This book is for early readers through second grade.

From the courts to the culture, Pickleball Riffs is the ultimate courtside companion for anyone obsessed with America’s fastest-growing sport. With wit, wisdom, and a heaping dose of heart, veteran sportswriter and Pickleball Magazine writer Rick Cipes serves up a spirited collection of essays, life lessons, and humorous tales and cartoons from the pickleball frontlines. Whether he's dishing on the power of a pump fake, learning mindfulness from a sarcastic AI or serving up tips from the desk of Vin Diesel, Cipes offers players of all levels an entertaining deep dive into the game behind ...

Step into the uproarious world of Roger Sidebottom, where madness meets mischief in the most hilarious of ways. If you're a fan of Tom Sharpe and Ben Elton, prepare to be thoroughly entertained by the latest escapade in the Roger Sidebottom series. Trapped within the confining walls of a mental asylum, Roger Sidebottom faces his greatest challenge yet. But Roger is not one to be deterred by the mundane routines of institutionalised life. With his sharp wit and cunning intellect, he sets out on a daring quest for freedom, leaving chaos and laughter in his wake. Join Roger as he navigates ...

When Pauline Piper reads in the local paper that her old schoolmate Marjorie has published a book and is going to sign copies of it in the local library, she suddenly remembers that she has always wanted to write one. Despite her admission that she has never been able to express herself very well in words, she enlists the help of her patient husband John, a great reader, unlike herself, and begins to pen her very first novel.In her candid account of the ups and downs of authorship, Pauline steers us ably through the process of writing her first work, from its inception to publication day ...

Daniel seems to be the last person in America who isn’t writing a novel. He’s a self-contained man who has never felt any particular urge to create art of any type. But now everywhere he turns people ask him the same annoying question, "What's your novel about?" He doesn't have an answer. He just wants to be left alone so he can read in peace. Then he meets Abby and realizes that the only way to her heart is through fiction, and he knows he will have to attempt to write a novel, and it had better be a romantic one.

Embark on a rollicking adventure filled with laughter, chaos, and outrageous misadventures in "Roger's Rise to Incredible Failure." If the comedic genius of Tom Sharpe and Ben Elton has tickled your funny bone, this hilarious saga is a must-read. Meet Roger Sidebottom, a man on a mission to leave a trail of destruction in his wake, and Alcasa, a quaint Spanish town about to be turned upside down. When Roger and his new bride, Mary, purchase a small hotel, the citizens of Alcasa soon realise that their failed armada is nothing compared to the havoc this duo will unleash. Roger's insatiable ...

Selling firecrackers by the side of the road, floating in space with no hope of rescue, reflecting on goldfish philosophy, the sunsets at San Nada, and the trees at Appomattox, I Awoke One Morning to Find Three Psychoanalysts in the Closet is a collection of short stories, prose poems, and other short writing. The topics, and the words used to fill them in are often silly, occasionally poignant, but always aiming to entertain.

Introduction to Le Tour Once more I want to inspire you to travel – to France. I have been delighted at the lovely responses I have received to my books and have enjoyed supplying more precise suggestions to some of you personally. This book ties together our journeys in France as a cohesive tour de France. Most of this book comprises of fresh writing but to make the tour flow I have included relevant excerpts from my four book French Travel Series. If you are unfamiliar with those books, I hope you will go on to enjoy the full story of our experiences in French regions such as Provence, ...

Words, when combined with a lot of imagination and years of life experience, meld together into a group of unconnected writings I call Word Stew. Written over decades, each chapter stands alone as a glimpse into that moment in time, in my heart and in my head. Whether you are reading one of the Short Stories or the Life Lessons, you will find something that will make you smile, make you think, and make you want to read the next one.

A Culinary Journey Through History The Celebrity Cookbook explores the truly important question: What on earth did famous people eat? Part cookbook, part comedy, part historical expedition gone slightly off course, this book is your guide to the favourite meals and drinks of emperors, rock stars, poets, pirates, and philosophers—some of whom really should have seen a nutritionist. The Celebrity Cookbook is a no-nonsense, laugh-out-loud collection of the actual (and occasionally ridiculous) favourite meals and drinks of the world’s most famous people—alive, dead, or somewhere in ...

This book is a collection of blogs on a wide range of subjects from the odd ways of gods to breast fixation of men and women. The blogs will make the reader smile, laugh out loud, cry, think and cause a variety of responses. Published in various sites in The Internet, they received wide acclaim and rave reviews. They discredit several myths and provoke thoughtful discussions on matters economic, social, behavior patterns and English language and grammar. The author is a retired officer of the Indian Navy and an author of a few books and several articles published in Indian media.

From the Author of "A Marriage Knot" REVIEWS FROM THE READERS : "I couldn't put the book down." "Every character is endearing... " "a pure blend of emotions" "I finished the book In one stretch . I couldn't stop .. "just the perfect light read... Happy, funny, feel good kinda book that brings a smile on your face... A simple straight love story with a HEA" "Written in simple language it's a heartwarming story which keeps a smile pasted on readers face." "I love it when writers can infuse humour into their writing and Shobana seems to be my new find in that"**********************************...

Words of a Feather is a stunning collection of Short Stories, Poems and Sketches from author, Robert E. Kearns. There's something inside for every taste, and Words of a Feather comes packed with hours of reading pleasure. Replete with entertainment, there is sure to be laughs, tears, spills and thrills. Satisfying pleasures of the mind, Words of a Feather is a book you'll want to read again and again.

Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes the listener from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of "un-unhappiness". This uses a beguiling mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is.