Funny Shorts

Sarah's Adventure: Sarah's best friend Helena receives a mysterious letter then disappears. When Sarah goes out looking for her, she gets into all sorts of trouble. While dealing with dangerous gangs, eavesdropping on secret meetings, tailing her eccentric uncle and avoiding school, she tries to find out what's going on. With bonus funny short story The Battle of the Deities: Gudrun the thief meets all sorts of interesting people, including an aunt and uncle he didn't know he had, a horse goddess, a saint, a philosophical talking penguin and a telepathic alien. They travel around together ...

Follow the adventures of Chomps the shark. Chomps is a very friendly and adventurous shark. He enjoys swimming in the cold ocean. He has done this every day of his life. However, he does get bored doing the same thing over and over again. He wants to explore more of the ocean, but he is a bit scared to do so. He is afraid of getting lost. What kind of adventures will Chomps get into?

It’s the tropical getaway they’ve all been wet dreaming about. From the second they arrive in Miami, it’s clear this won’t be the fun-filled week of activities Emmie’s been planning. They could get drunk in lounge chairs at home. She came to have a good time, with or without her husband by her side. Jackson regrets his decision to numb his fears of flying the second his best friend goes traipsing after his wife to the jet ski rental booth. Aaron’s not just Emmie’s ex-boyfriend, he was her first time, and the unfinished business between them creates a sexual tension so thick ...

This short book is a collection of character studies set to the short story form. Hess explores the complexities of relationships between men and women, and the way men and women live with, and without, listening to one another. This collection includes "Nothing Extraordinary," the story of one Mr. Sissue, who just can't seem to get a handle on love or life. It also includes "The One Homeless Woman of Athens, OH," a story that explores a winning moment in the life of that one woman. The third story, "Mrs. Gumblebee," serves as a warning for all those who misplace their passion. The last ...

Fun in the Sun is even more fun when all the couples can play. She wears her best heels for the occasion. The game Go Fish, the stakes, losing the shirt off her back. And the shorts. And the bathing suit. Julietta Kaye is used to being the subject of men’s fantasies. A model with the body of a goddess, she’s always been the center of attention, just not of three women and four men. Not all at the same time. She doesn’t even know what her body is capable of until she’s with two complete strangers at the exact same time, in the exact same… spot. Dominic just wants a relaxing ...

Three short stories, one airport, countless possibilities. Maybe Katie Williams thought her flirty, fun relationship with an airline pilot was taking off – then he ghosted her and she was left wondering what went wrong. Six months later, a chance encounter with the wayward Captain Alex has her torn between wanting to give him the cold shoulder and getting answers for where it all went wrong. When unexpected feelings come flooding back, Katie must decide whether to keep flying solo or give Captain Alex another chance at her heart. Collision on the Concourse Melanie Munch is having the ...

West Coast, East Coast, hotwives all around. Kathleen Westerly is every man’s walking wet dream, tall, brunette with curves that won’t quit. Donnell can’t stop fantasizing about his neighbor’s wife and Jesse knows he’ll make their dream of sharing Kathleen with a black man a reality, so confident that they don’t even broach the subject with him before surprising him at his front door. Donnell is only taken off guard for a second, not wasting a minute before he agrees to their little plan. He can’t turn her down, looking so sexy and eager on his doorstep in her skimpy little ...

This book contains numerous short stories as seen through the eyes of a dusty old baker. The stories are made up of observations, history, and imagination, as the author watches the world go by as he sits at the large table in the middle of his bakery.

For as long as I can remember, I've had a boring, predictable life. I work at a low-paying job and have ho-hum missionary sex with my long-term boyfriend, who calls me "pear shaped" (and not in a good way). I've never been with more than one man or explored myself sexually. That's for sexy, skinny girls. Girls with exciting lives. Girls I'm not. When a series of events send my life into a tailspin, I find myself at a mansion in the Hollywood Hills, locking eyes with a gorgeous, sexy stranger who sends my heart racing. Our first night together is one I'll never forget. Or the next. ...

In ROMANCE: QUICKIES (Nicole's Encounter - 12), Nicole is hot off an unforgettable encounter with a cocky rival attorney, which kicks her determination into high gear. She’s going to bed more men than her friends, damn it, come hell or high water! When an interesting client arrives at her office for a divorce consultation, she sets her sights on him with renewed vigor. He doesn’t know what hits him...or does he? Nicole’s neatly organized office will never be the same again... Seven friends living in New York City. One unusual competition. Who can have the most intimate encounters in a...

Four doctors. A medical conference on the other side of the state. Wandering eyes and hands that can only lead to trouble. Good trouble. When Danielle finally gives it to her husband for staring at every woman they see, she doesn't expect flirting with the first man she lays her eyes on to be quite as interesting as it turns out to be. But there he is, Dr. Mateo Alvez, looking just as good as he did all those years ago. Dalton can only stare as his wife slips her keycard to the handsome man in the lobby, tormenting her husband for his roaming eyes today and every day. It's what he deserves....

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation – until a stray dog crashed into their lives. They’ve just concluded one of the largest cases in the history of Portland’s FBI office and now agents Michelle and Gary are ready to try something new: relaxing. It’s their first vacation as a couple and lounging on the beach in Hawaii over the Thanksgiving holiday sounds like the perfect way to unwind and reconnect as a couple. But when a dog named Chester convinces them to follow him, things start to get a little hairy. Or furry… Chasing criminals and rescuing animals isn’t how they ...

When Fred Dorflinger and his wife Carol visit their friends Alan and Loretta Hostetter and their 10 children, they expect a quiet, calm weekend. What ensues instead is a calamity of unexpected visitors, clumsiness, unforeseen events, and a very dangerous bowl of spinach dip. To say more about this short novelette would be to spoil the surprise. Winner of the 1983 John T. Ruhl Memorial award for humor. "I have seen people howl with laughter when Barry Clay reads this story aloud to his friends, but I really, really wish he would have spared me the acute embarrassment and not printed this for...

Dele – Do no evil I’ve made her my neighbor; I’ve made her my muse; and I will make her mine… I dominate these dirty bayou streets. Soon, I will make a big splash in the music industry. Kendis is the aloof bestie of my best friend’s little sister. Everyone dances to my whim. Alive or dead. Except Kendis. Like tonight. I gave her the impression I am a gentleman, gentle I am not. My taboo dealings may haunt us, but Kendis is mine to protect. Sweet Kendis suspects my dodginess. If she could leave me, she would. Still, everyday, I want to make music with her body the way I do on my ...

When nothing’s going right, someone’s gotta give. Three unusual stories of perseverance, tenacity and cleverness, with surprising endings. Dignity Formerly published in Writer's Guild. A journalist has a chance encounter with a young woman in a government office. The woman's disturbing past makes the journalist question everything she believes in and stands for. Paper Cut Formerly published in The Junction. In a rich neighbourhood of Mumbai, two scrap dealers are facing destitute times. Supply is limited, costs are rising, and they’re competing against each other on the same turf. But...

Classic Cat Stories is an anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side, which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in 'The Black Cat'. But above all, we love them, and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings like 'The Man of the House' by Ethel Colburn Mayne and other stories that celebrate their curious ways.

The Sheriff All the evidence pointed to Sheriff Spencer Lawrence as the man who let a prisoner escape. The man who killed a fellow cop. Even Spencer himself can’t remember what happened in the critical few minutes when the shooting took place. But when a mystery benefactor breaks Spencer out of a maximum security prison on the 4th of July, he knows this is his only chance to find out who framed him and why. The Shifter Wolf Shifter Rowena Grayhide was once arrested—buck naked—by the rugged, handsome Sheriff. Now she’s supposed to help him evade the law. No way. Not even if her Alpha...

In this hilarious short story, two parents encourage their little girl to grow up, and immediately wonder about the repercussions of their decision, while juggling potty training, theme park visits, and the thought of life without her one day. You will see yourself in this story 100 times over. The Short Years is a series of beautiful vignettes folded into a weekend trip and a look into the future. (Contains selected passages from the book The Long Cutie)

A very short collection of humorous and up lifting stories. A teenage boy tries to put the moves on a girl at the bus stop. God as a movie director has a rough Hollywood style meeting. Two men return to the scene of a past family tragedy and find love and laughter there. And finally, an epic adventure that only ten year old boys can dream up even as they live it, surviving the perils of hunting Santana, the Killer Rooster near a small village in Mexico. Read and laugh along with the hilarious characters that inhabit this silly little stories.

High school teacher Jack McCarthy endures a challenging day at an inner-city school in South Florida. During a rainstorm on the way home, he has an epiphany.