Writing Humor

Yeah, this is a memoir of sorts, if shark fishing in one’s underwear, roping a bear, getting drunk with your grandfather, or losing 10 grand at the Hollywood Sign is a memoir. "The Day Johnny Cash Hit On My Wife" is on the roster as well, for the only name drop in all the stories. There’s also a thing about getting shot in Arkansas and a road trip with a monkey. I can’t deny these were life-shaping events, but truth be told, they all happened under the heading of “oops”.

When the worst writer in history self-publishes his books, the world of literature is decimated overnight. Illiteracy becomes something to aspire to and book burnings become rife. The publishing industry is left hemorrhaging credibility and verges on collapse. But its recovery not a matter of removing said books, or even destroying them, the same must be done to the mind responsible.

Follow a man barely deserving of the title as he flails through a turgid cesspit of human depravity, only to discover that he’s the one bunging up its U-bend. Wrongly Writing has even more psychiatrists, anaphylaxis, and cringing social ineptitude than the first Wrong Book, and proves that while editors exist for a reason, the author clearly doesn’t.

You have Asperger’s Syndrome. You hate the name of this syndrome. You also stopped using drugs six months ago and now your best friend, Winsey, is dead. And your cat, Lester keeps pooping on the floor—it’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. And eff no, you don’t use the F-word, even when you find out Winsey was killed. You suspect the gargoyle who was sniffing around at the bar the night before, the last time you saw her alive.

Writing funny is no joke. While there is no easy formula to writing humor, there is an art to being funny, and more importantly, writing funny.

Local history and travels sure to make you laugh! From the mismatched buildings of Olympia to the faded Victorian grandeur of Port Townsend, Josh Kilen takes you around the Puget Sound, sharing humorous stories and quirky historical facts about this beautiful corner of the Pacific Northwest. You’ll spend hours chuckling to yourself, maybe even laughing out loud, reading these short and amusing stories. Part travel essay, part humor writing, this book is filled with stories that are sure to make you smile. So kick back, settle down into your favorite chair, and prepare to be delighted!

RV Life101 A couple finds the joy of camping late in life, along with many humorous twists and turns.

Dieses Hörbuch beinhaltet die vollständige Sammlung von kurzen, meist heiteren Geschichten rund um das Thema "Reisen" von Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935). Seit 1924 lebte er überwiegend im Ausland und kehrte nur sporadisch nach Deutschland zurück. 1933 verbrannten die Nazis Tucholskys Bücher und bürgerten ihn aus.

Feuerstein reist wieder: durch Thailand, Birma, New York und ins Eismeer. Aber diesmal ist alles anders. Thailand kennt er seit Jahrzehnten besser als seine Westentasche (er trägt keine Westen), in New York hat er eine ganze Ehe lang gewohnt, und die beiden Reisen auf dem Wasser wurden komplett von anderen Leuten organisiert (mit Ausnahme der Seekrankheit, die aus Feuersteins Innerem kam).

If you think the customer is always right, you've never worked at a place like Kyle's before. Angeline has seen it all - crazy, stupid, and even mean. For the last five years, customers have tormented her daily in over five departments at her workplace, Kyle's General Store. In one chapter, she gives advice on surviving retail and shares her biggest pet peeves in the departments she has worked in. Join Angeline down memory lane as she tells her stories about crazy customers and the downright stupid questions they ask.

The customer is not always right! If you have ever worked retail, then this is the book for you, department store style. The customers are crazy, and the situations are hilarious. It will provide you with tips on how to make a retail worker happy with you. And show you what a day is like in a department store, as well as show you stories of rude, crazy, and even the stupid things customers say to retail workers. Some will make you laugh, and some will make you want a drink. Get ready, and let's dive into the wacky world of department store stories.

Adjusting to his newfound wealth, Monk meets his youngest brother, Jacob, a Marine. Withdrawn and anxious, Jacob joins Monk in LA only to run off after an accusation of sexual assault from a dead comrade’s mother. Jacob is found dead from an apparent suicide. Trying to understand what drove Jacob to kill himself, Monk learns that many of Jacob’s fellow Marines have died from suicide or murder. Joined by his father, Moses, Monk does what can to discover what happened to the Marines on their last tour in Afghanistan, and what led so many of them to take their own lives., Monk and Moses ...

Rian Morris, despite his small stature, is one of the best bodyguards in the business. Only problem; nobody will hire him due to a former client being murdered on his watch. Depression, addiction, and the weight of the world come close to ending him, but then he receives a visit from a former colleague. This friend offers him a high-risk job protecting one of history’s most controversial authors—Ayn Rand.

Finnland. Da denkt jeder an Seen, Sauna, Mücken und Elche. Und eine verteufelt schwere Sprache. Aber wer sind die Menschen dort? Verschrobene Einzelgänger? Trinkfest und sangestüchtig? Bernd Gieseking bekommt einen Crashkurs. Weil sein Bruder sich in eine Finnin verliebt hat und seine Eltern ihn in seiner neuen Heimat besuchen wollen, bricht er zu einer Familienreise mit alten Eltern auf und fährt von Kutenhausen nach Lahti. Und das ist so skurril wie alltäglich, das ist aberwitzig und melancholisch schön.

Metro Cowboys, Tiny Elevators, Trusting The New Patisserie... Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways continues the saga begun in Me, Myself and Paris, humorist and writer Ruth Yunker's account of her forays into life in Paris, part time tourist, part time resident. In Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways the training wheels have come off. Ms. Yunker negotiates the exquisitely charming, but impossibly exacting, City of Light with a new sense of ease.

It's good to know your limitations. I know I'll never grace the front cover of a magazine, unless it's a "most wanted" type. Every time someone looks at my ID card, I hold my breath, waiting for their reaction. Ma Barker has nothing on me when I'm wearing my serious face.

Why?, you might ask and maybe even in a mean-sounding voice “How Dare I write about such a touchy subject as Book Reviewing?” I would answer that I'm not daring to but rather I am being guided to do it. That unseen substance we might call “Literary Inspiration”, “The Guiding Hand of Inspirational Writing” or “I Got an Itch to Write Something”, is driving me and I can all but resist it. There are apparently readers out there who need this material to fill a void that can be satisfied by nothing else and I am called upon to fill them up.

Es geht doch nichts über gepflegte Vorurteile vor einer Reise. Der typische Urlauber hat sich zuvor -mehr oder weniger gründlich- über das Land informiert, welches er besuchen möchte. Mit Reiseziele erleben Sie allerdings nicht die kulturellen oder gastronomischen Höhepunkte eines Landes, sondern werden mit herrlichen Vorurteilen ausgestattet. Entdecken Sie mit diesem Hörbuch die bekanntesten Länder dieser Welt! Ein zeitloses Reisehörbuch für alle Urlauber, witzig, unterhaltsam und ideal fürs Reisegepäck.

Völlig abgefahrene Kurzgeschichten über die schönsten Wochen des Jahres. Reisen ist geil, Urlaub auch - und Ferienclubs sind eine faszinierende Welt, in der die abgefahrensten Geschichten schon mit dem Frühstück gratis auf dem Teller landen. Dirk Engels hat als Urlaubs-Tenniscoach fast 15 Jahre in der All-Inklusive-Welt gelebt und gearbeitet. Mit einzigartigem Humor beschreibt er die skurrilsten Momente, die ihm in dieser Zeit passiert sind.

It’s Christmas Eve and Little Elf is thrilled to join the other elves in Santa’s workshop for the first year ever. And he’s even more excited to read out the very last letter to Santa, but all it takes is one little slip on the slidey ice and Little Elf drops the letter! He has no idea what the child wants for Christmas, and it’s only a few hours until Christmas morning. An accident-filled chase ensues, but will Little Elf be able to catch the letter and grant the last child’s wish before it’s too late?