Weird Yuletide Tales Volume Three by Scott F Neve Price verified 6 hours ago

*Collection of thrilling and funny Christmas short stories! The two lowly Detroit University dropouts had stirred themselves up to give one last big party before the New Year. They had failed all of their classes. They knew that they would have to move back home in disgrace before next week. They just couldn't tell their rich girlfriends the truth. Instead of paying the rent on their loft, they used the last of their pooled money to buy booze and snacks. Their neighbors hated the two young men's loud music, so they acted stealthy as they prepared for the big blow out on Christmas Eve. The two dudes got drunk and stole a Christmas tree from a tiny lot in the big city. The weary attendant dressed as St. Nick had fallen asleep at his post. They also tried to take the cash box, but the old man was hugging it to his chest and he would not let go. The old man woke up as he spied the pair of tree thieves making their hasty getaway. Instead of shouting for the police, the ancient bearded elf shouted to the foolish young men, "Each Christmas tree is a blessing to all who buy them. But for thieves, the blessing becomes reversed into a curse. You will be the eyewitnesses as your favorite things vanish from your lives."

Genre: Humor & Satire

Stinky and the Journotard (Stinky Stories) by Peter Grant (2 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Add a third wheel and the family circle runs like a flat tire. No one except Peyton Mayer wants Peyton as a weekend guest at the family cottage and yet, there he is. Peyton is a popular TV reporter, at least among people who enjoy his on air gaffes, but his ability to get into trouble bodes poorly for a relaxing weekend. Peyton and Stinky's cousins look for love in the wrong places and while no one's virtue is compromised, they would have had more fun listening to Peyton mispronounce the mayor's name on the eleven o'clock news. About Stinky Stories Stinky and Eddie appear in almost eighty comic short stories in the #1 bestselling Amazon series. Stinky is chatty and insouciant, and while Eddie may not say as much, when something needs to be done, he's already doing it. They're as close as Brooklyn and Queens and as unlikely to separate. Stinky doesn't go looking for trouble, but he can't hide from it. It's part of the "best looking man on the planet" package. As often as neighbor Peyton Mayer finds trouble he never seems to recognize it when they're face to face. He might lead Eddie into the seamy side of Chinatown, have his seams sewn by a seamstress neighbor, or find a window to a nineteenth century tragedy hiding under his closet floor. Stinky and Eddie would like to live quietly, but lucky for us that never happens when Peyton is around. Stinky and Eddie are supported by a collection of outrageous guest stars and an ever expanding cast of relatives. The stories are witty and literate and readers don't have to leave their brains in a jar to enjoy them. Whether it's a flat-out farce, bedroom comedy, sexy romp, sly satire or screwball family intrigue, you're never far from a happy ending in every Stinky story. Isn't that what we really need these days? If you're curious about Stinky and Eddie's other humorous adventures, go to www.stinkyandeddie.com for quotes of the week, frequently asked questions, publication information and news of our ...

Genre: Humor & Satire

Trixie's Last Date with The Boogeyman by David-Matthew Barnes (Blue Dasher Press) Price verified 13 hours ago

A Southern belle named Trixie Howard is intent on surviving a date from Hell in a desperate attempt to no longer be single. This comedic short play features roles for two women and one man. All characters are in their 20's.

Genre: Humor & Satire

The Dream Journal of J.D. Solomon by Joshua Smith (19 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

"Impressively and consistently written in high style, and with the ghosts of P. G. Wodehouse and J. D. Salinger hovering over his shoulder, in The Dream Journal of J. D. Solomon, Joshua Smith has fashioned a fanciful and free-wheeling farce for the twenty-first century." -- Robin Lippincott, author of Blue Territory: A Meditation on the Life and Art of Joan Mitchell "Joshua Smith's The Dream Journal of J.D. Solomon is a vertiginous joy ride of a read -- surreal, hilarious, often mind-blowing, written in prose that provides a refreshing rush with every turn of the page." -Peter Duval, Author of Rear View and The Deposition The Dream Journal of J.D. Solomon follows J.D. Solomon--a drifting insomniac, valetudinarian, and antiquarian--and his surreal hijinks around and through the bowels of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Himself a man out of time, J.D. encounters the wasteland of our contemporary era with decorous horror, whilst haunted by the memory of his lost childhood home. Whether aiding an old friend in abandoning his haunted digs, evading a vengeful military recruiter, or abetting himself in an homicidal historical society, J.D. contends with delusion and accounts along the way the jaunts and journeys of his madcap year until its divine end.

Genre: Humor & Satire

The Boomer Crew: Last of The Summer Wine meets Oceans Eleven by Peter Seddon (158 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

The Boomer Crew - Meet this year's lovable rogues. The Boomer Crew is the flip side of The Thursday Murder Club coin, where instead of solving crimes a bunch of pensioners attempt to commit them, but ultimately (and humorously) fail. When 74-year-old northerner, Blakey, has a near-death experience on his allotment, he feels reborn. Looking at his life through a new lens, he grows misty-eyed for his youth and decides to reconnect with his old school friend, 'Captain' Finley John. However, when Blakey tracks down Finley, Blakey finds that he's not the dashing, charismatic man from Blakey's youth. He's a widower, whose debt problems have made him a bitter recluse. So Blakey recruits his allotment friend, Geoff, to help get Finley back on his feet, but they can only think of one way to solve Finley's money problems - a good old-fashioned bank robbery. After all, they've seen them done a million times on TV. How hard can it be? "The Boomer Crew" is a light-hearted cozy crime caper. Come and meet the Boomer Crew boys for yourself.

Genre: Humor & Satire

Hot Mess Hero by Alton Bock (2 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Lydia Bellafemine's life is a masterclass in organized chaos - a mother-of-four who artfully balances her life as a homemaker with a part-time job at a local college. Then, a fateful date night with her husband changes everything. Exposed to a mysterious creature, Lydia finds herself with extraordinary powers and an unexpected fate: becoming the world's first superhero! Now, instead of saving cats from trees, she has to grapple with a grizzled Air Force General bent on using her powers to do the government's dirty work. Add to that her increasingly needy children, the perpetual disappointment of her mother and sister, and discovering her husband's sudden and inexplicable allergy to her touch, Lydia's life spirals out of control. Will she be able to find work-life balance? Or will her family's resentment, her husband's illness, and the media's fixation with her backside in tights drive her to the breaking point?

Genre: Humor & Satire