Funny Self

Eight short stories about art, shadows and self. Creighton's second short story collection introduces us to a gallery owner who worries her husband will leave her for a doppelgänger; an artist whose creativity is blocked by intense fear on a retreat; a would-be writer who opens a PO Box to gather other people's letters to God; two mothers with guilty secrets; a young student contemplating suing a lecturer for boring her into deep slumber; a geologist travelling the earth to find herself; and a woman who flies home to bury her dead uncle, only to end up in a compromising situation. ...

We’ve all met them—the self-declared gurus, the self-taught “experts,” the confidently oblivious office heroes, and the life coaches whose biggest accomplishment is remembering their Instagram password. In I Have No Idea What I’m Doing, we shine a painfully bright spotlight on twenty gloriously unqualified characters who charge boldly into the world, armed with buzzwords, blind faith, and absolutely no clue. From clueless consultants to motivational speakers who can’t find the stage, this book celebrates the gloriously chaotic people who remind us all that sometimes the only ...

All about the wonders of virtue signaling! Most of you won't need this but for those who do, it is a most valuable resource. Topics range from virtue signaling online, virtue signaling in person, and even when others wouldn't find it appropriate. Explore the true depth of thought crime prosecution!

Walking Chickens in the Rain: Embracing the Chaos of Life is a wildly relatable, laugh-out-loud, heartwarming collection of essays for anyone who’s ever tried to hold it all together while everything—chickens included—ran wildly off-script. With wit, warmth, and muddy boots, Annie Rowen invites you into a life less filtered, full of flying feathers, sideways plans, and accidental wisdom. Whether she’s chasing a hen across the driveway in slippers or finding meaning in the cluck of an unimpressed bird, Annie reminds us that life doesn’t have to be tidy to be beautiful. This is not ...

Tired of saccharine self-help advice and relentless positivity? Enter Granny Grimshaw Sourwood, the world-weary, hilariously curmudgeonly anti-guru you never knew you needed. In Granny Grimshaw Sourwood’s Guide to Misery for Others, the inimitable Granny reluctantly shares her hard-won 'wisdom' – a lifetime's worth of cynical strategies for navigating the modern world with minimal effort and maximum personal comfort. Forget finding your bliss; Granny teaches you the practical arts of: Tolerating People: Master relationships by minimizing annoyance and perfecting the art of selective ...

Seeking an overflow of luck and abundance in your life? Want to sleep soundly while subconsciously attracting all the positivity and good fortune you deserve? Delve into the transformative world of sleep hypnosis with this expertly designed audio program.

Ever feel like your emotions are dustier than your baseboards? You’re not alone. In I Was Going to Clean, But Then I Had Feelings, author Annie Rowen offers a hilarious and heartfelt permission slip to put down the mop and pick up some grace. Part cozy confessional, part self-help pep talk, this book is for anyone who’s ever cried into a roll of toilet paper, felt overwhelmed by expectations, or simply chosen rest over a perfectly folded towel. With chapter titles like The Dust Bunnies Understand Me, Mood-Swing Mopping and Other Lies, and Febreze Doesn’t Fix Feelings (But It Tries), ...

Wrangling Ducklings: How to Get Your Life Together When You Can’t Keep Your Ducks in a Row By Annie Rowen If you’ve ever whispered, “What ducks?” while staring into the chaos of your life, this book is for you. Wrangling Ducklings is a hilarious, hopeful, and deeply relatable guide for anyone who’s tired of pretending they’ve got it all together. With equal parts wisdom and wit, Annie Rowen invites you to stop chasing perfection, release the pressure to perform, and embrace a life that’s honest, a little messy, and absolutely your own. Inside, you’ll find: 12 laugh-out-loud ...

Places in this book are real, so lucky for you, you can visit Wakefield in the United Kingdom and New York. Prologue Arran owns the amazing popular strawberry field shop in Central Park in New York, with the shop door zooming as people walk in and the stars are the key with many funny happy moments to cheer your heart keeping you well entertained from the start. Jason gives Arran a gift with him having a hot experience that burns his fingers and the wristbands do more than he thinks. Arran misses his brother Bob that had died twenty-eight years ago unconditionally. Do the wristbands help to...

There has been ample discourse on masculinity, on the qualities of a real man, a devoted father, a supportive husband, and a conscientious citizen. However, before embarking on a journey toward any of these ideals, a man must first learn to love his cock. Having an exceptionally large one, I felt compelled to share my vision of manhood. In this book, I explain how a man can harness the power of his penis and channel it toward meaningful progress, such as ending poverty or solving climate change. Within these pages, I will teach you how to walk into a room and own it, how to eat steak like a...

You are a ray of f*cking sunshine. Of course, even an awesome ray like yourself has to deal with shade from a**holes and bullsh*t. That’s why this book exists: to brighten the f*ck out of your day with sparkly humor and badass positivity.

Sisters Hope, Faith and Mercy have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn’t matter how far she has to go to find it. Except real life isn't like the movies. Even if you're a Valentine...

Splash of Fun One woman, a near-death experience, and a gloriously unfiltered adventure in saying YES to life. Margot was hit by a bus while checking her emails. Yes — really. It was the world’s most ridiculous wake-up call… and it worked. Now back from the brink (and fuelled by good wine, questionable hats, and a dog named Toby with spiritual insights), Margot is dragging her reluctant husband Graham into a whirlwind of soul-reviving, joy-inducing mischief. Think underwater motorbikes, spa rebellions, rogue tango lessons, and an accidental moment of infamy involving a squeaky toy and...

The Curse-Tuary: Your DIY Guide to Delightfully Decent Expletives By Annie Rowen Tired of dropping four-letter bombs when life throws you curveballs? Wish you could express frustration without sounding like a pirate on laundry day? Welcome to The Curse-Tuary—a hilariously helpful self-help book that invites you to ditch the dirty words and build a sparkling new vocabulary of your own. In this delightfully quirky guide, Annie Rowen shows you how to transform your knee-jerk expletives into laughter-filled, soul-soothing nonsense—think “Fluffernutter!” instead of the other F-word. ...

When I set off for Australia, I had no idea what I would find. There were moments of pure joy, times of struggle, and situations that, looking back, were downright ridiculous. Through it all, I found something I hadn't even realized I was looking for. As a teenager, I watched Australia's Bicentennial celebrations and felt something click. I didn't just want to visit—I needed to go. Over a decade later, after university and a stressful first job, I finally made it happen. I packed my bags, left everything familiar behind, and entered a year of the unknown. Inside, you'll find: • ...

The Best Life Stories by Reader's Digest are 150 of the best hand-picked real-life tales of resilience, joy, and hope - all in 150 words or less! Life has been all about learning lessons.

Crash Test is a brutally honest, darkly funny book about what happens when your life doesn’t collapse all at once—but quietly buckles under pressure. No bounce-backs. No five-step plans. Just the anatomy of failure told in short, punchy chapters that read like survival notes found in a glove compartment after the crash. Written for the smart, disillusioned outsider—overachievers who quietly cracked, consultants who forgot what they believe, founders who got tired—Crash Test offers no clean redemption arc. Instead, it tells the truth about what it feels like to fall apart when you're...

Edie Eckhart is Excited with a capital E to start secondary school with her best friend Oscar - the fish to her chips, the bananas to her custard. But when she and Oscar are put into different tutor groups on their first day, Edie is devastated. Who will play secret hangman with her in class? Who will she eat sausage rolls with? But while she's plotting her reunion with Oscar, she accidentally gets cast as the lead in the school play.

This is a collection of my thoughts over the years, well the ones I felt note worthy anyhow. Most are Facebook posts, others private or not so private thought moments. I find most to be humorous and witty. My wife just finds them mildly funny if at all tolerable. She reminds me often that I am not as funny as I think I am. Either way, I hope you enjoy this short collection of moments and stories. In conversation someone asked me if I was opened minded, I replied “Yes, but not to the extent of listening to stupid ideas.” Brian E. Niskala

Author Kristin Giese proves she can deliver a laugh as effortlessly as she can a lesson in Another Hysterical Female. This book features a collection of mostly funny stories from Kristin’s life to fix us, the author included. Her approach is somewhat of a modern-day Mary Poppins - minus the fact that Mary never pulled a vibrator out of her carpetbag. Kristin’s brand of humor is the exact spoonful of sugar we need to help our heartache go down. Another Hysterical Female comes across like an exploration in what it is to be a woman today.