Humor Anthology

Somewhere people act normal - but not in the Downy Mount Mobile Home Park, where recently widowed Marfa Bacot lives with her mother-in-law, Lulu, who cleans from hell to breakfast and has her make-up tattooed on so she's always ready for the rapture.

Norman, a schizophrenic, hears a voice that tells him he has to build a new genetic Ark to save the planet. He struggles to get a grip on reality, but he is told by sexy Jane that his hallucinations might be real. He is visited by Darwin and Einstein, who are excited about Internet gadgets, want to help him fight an evil TV evangelist, and who refuse to leave him alone. On top of this, he is stuck working in the IT support department with his friend Gupta, who likes to spend his time watching porn and avoiding his parents.

This is a collection of short stories written over my Christmas vacation. Go ahead, take a free look inside and see for yourself! If this book can't make you smile; nothing else will.

For news junkies and fans of the bizarre-but-true, here is an outrageous collection of all-real, all-weird news stories culled from the nation's mainstream newspapers!...

ABAM.info presents two short comedic tales, suitable for children old and young. Includes the stories Leprecolony and Space: The Final Papier.

An irreverent collection of 11 anti-corporate short stories by William Hrdina. Instead of your typically dour stories about the plight of the working man- here you will find satirical and funny anti-corporate fairy tales as told by a sarcastic elf with tendency towards the surreal.

The events unfolded in these tales, the collected shards of my fractured memories, are neither sworn truths nor total fictions. We all know that two different witnesses to the same history standing right beside each other are likely to have differing opinions as to what just transpired before them. Because perceptions, those mirrors to our souls that authors are damned to try and change in others, are born of deeper stuff than mere experiences of perspective. The weight of human experience strongly suggests that this is rarely accomplished by telling the naked truth.

Have you ever passed out and woken up in your girlfriend’s apartment only to find you’ve lost access to your multi-million dollar dark web auctioning website–right after she found out she’s not your only girlfriend? Have you ever been accused of attempted murder by a talented and vindictive mime? Have you ever gone to jail for defending yourself against a papercut from a yoga teacher? If you haven’t, you haven’t lived!

Join the job search. Experience employment. A fun-filled non-stop comedy satire about employment counselling services and survival jobs.

Karel Čapek, zu Recht einer der berühmtesten und beliebtesten tschechischen Autoren, hat die Welt nicht nur mit dem Begriff des "Roboters" bereichert - er hat auch zahlreiche Krimi-Kurzgeschichten geschrieben, die an Witz und Raffinesse ihresgleichen suchen! Mit dabei: Der gestohlene Kaktus, Das Verschwinden des Herrn Hirsch, Tschintamanin und Vogel, Vom Kassenknacker und vom Brandstifter, Der gestohlene Mord, Der Fall mit dem Kind, Die Geschichte vom Heiratsschwindler, Das Gericht des Herrn Havlena, Die Briefmarkensammlung, Der Geschworene.

These are funny stories, seriously. Four short stories set in Oregon. Three in Eastern Oregon. One is about a scalawag who becomes a moonshiner. Another is about a scalawag who builds a mansion in the desert and becomes convinced that a pumpkin is an egg.

Detective Ulf Varg from the Department of Sensitive Crimes is often called upon to investigate unusual matters. But rarely is he asked to conduct an inquiry on behalf of his own family. Is such a thing ethical? Adding to Ulf's moral discomfort is the fact that he does not exactly see eye to eye with his younger brother Bjorn - a leading player in one of Sweden's right-wing parties, the Moderate Extremists. Still, family is family, so Ulf finds himself working to uncover the mole leaking secrets to a rival party, the Extreme Moderates.

This anthology contains 10 quirky and mostly humorous short stories. It contains the following stories: "Jared Pond and the Temper Complication", "Jared Pond's First Mission", "Jared Pond and the Yakuza Connection", "The Soccer Date", "The Pursuit of Dangerous Dave's Treasure", "Jared Pond and the Swedish Fish Factory", "The Disgruntled Soccer Terrorist", "Jared Pond and the Quirky Malaysian Agent", "Kingsley's Quest in India", and "Jared Pond and the Tamil Guru".

Am I the Asshole? is the hilarious book of all the funniest "am I the asshole" moments. As read by Patrick Kelly Shannon, this laugh-a-minute audiobook will have you questioning the life choices of some definite assholes in this life. This book comes with absolutely no judgment on the stories featured and is 100 percent up for you to decide what you think of the characters featured within the short stories.

Jason remains the very model of a modern homeowners’ association president, and his fellow residents still implore him to do something about the issue of the day. The old gang is all here, including Jason’s wife, Viola, a woman equally at home taking on a baking challenge or advising her husband on how to navigate the storm-tossed subdivision seas. As always, Jason relies on his neighbor and pal, Angus Fiddleworth, the homeowners’ association’s landscape coordinator. And where would Jason be without the other members of the ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) club?

What do the Minotaur, Rasputin, the first man hung for murder in America, and the Countess of Blood all have in common? No, they aren't related. They all appeared on the Bombay Family's Hit List! In this collection of Bombay Bedtime Stories, you'll find out what Bombays did before Gin Bombay came along. From pet dodo birds to Ancient Greece and twentieth century Russia, get the stories Bombay children have been told for thousands of years. Stories that have been shrouded in blood - sworn to secrecy . . . until now!

Herein lies just what you asked for: yet more stories about Pine Hills, that quirky subdivision populated with residents whose challenges and antics are only slightly more ridiculous than their names. In this third volume of lore, learn once again why Jason, the very model of a modern homeowners’ association president, just must do something about the issue of the day. Rest assured, Jason continues to take his own sweet time telling each tale, offering his distinct perspective, his executive actions buttressed by his sturdy landscape coordinator and man of tools, Angus Fiddleworth.

ಕಾವೇರಿ ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್. ಅವರ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕತೆಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹವೇ ಕರಗದ ನಗು. ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಆಟ, ರೈತನ ಬವಣೆ, ಖಾಯಿಲೆಯ ಕಹಿ, ಸಾವಿನ ಭಯ, ಮಗುವಿನ ಮುಗ್ದತೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಹಲವಾರು ವಿಷಯಗಳು ತಿಳಿಹಾಸ್ಯ, ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ನವಿರಾಗಿ ಮೂಡಿಬಂದಿದೆ.

If you’ve ever had the feeling that, at heart, most people are just really terrible, then this is the book for you - a collection of short stories about awful people doing awful things to one another. In these dark and satirical tales, you’ll witness the fallout from a disgraced pop star, the perils of cancel culture, the rabbit hole of COVID conspiracies, the merciless hunt for revenge, and one billionaire’s plan to save the world.

Twisty scares with heart. Ghosts, sea monsters, and a rest home for troublesome witches all feature in this collection of paranormal stories set in Wellington, New Zealand. By turns spooky and laugh-out-loud funny, these tales stew with malevolence and mischief. Climb aboard the ghost bus for a wild ride of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and humor, and hop off a little more in love with Aotearoa's capital city.