Humorous category: 20629 books

The stories in Under the Bed, Confusion sketch a vast array of characters: from an aging coffee shop assistant struggling on her first day at work to a multimillionaire obsessed with crossing the fourth hurdle; from a dissident doctor exiled on the island of Pulau Tekong to a pampered, carefree mutt....

Come join a man whose idea of fun is both puzzling and alarming. In a society full of rules, regulations and laws, this man; Jerome Waters disregards them all. Bloodcurdling screams, piercing gazes and a whole lot of stalking. Get ready for this witty, rather unknowingly perverse tale of a man who...

An audaciously naughty, saucy and humorous story for adults. Six women and one very amply endowed man frolic in a rooming house.George W. Melandorph, an accountant, is small in stature, but has an extraordinary gift. He runs from job to job to escape women hounding him for his male “equipment”....

When the mask breaks, what lies beneath? When you're a young mother living in a small town miles away from friends and family, boredom and loneliness are part of the job description. So when Tracy receives an unexpected call from the beautiful and elegant Kate Hensley, she jumps at the chance...

These three articles from 1867 provide a humorous description of a London Police court and the witnesses that may appear there. Illustrated.

Bestselling author Philip Gulley offers humorous, small-town storytelling as he follows the foibles and follies of Pastor Sam Gardner. Thanks to an unexpected windfall, Sam Gardner's congregation (with the exception of a few malcontents) is eager to expand their meetinghouse. But before building...

*Speedy, exhilarating and smooth, the story moves at a brisk clip. This hilarious narrative will lead you from the testosterone fueled teenage life of Jr. Davidson, a gifted sociopath who is driven by the joy of sin and life’s absurd natural humor to find his true purpose. Through the introduction...

Is the power washer the ultimate symbol of manliness? Are cub scouts trying assert world dominance? Can we use time travel to prove once and for all that men are actually smarter than women? If you answered yes to all of these questions, first of all don't tell your wife. But second, you've...

Filled with Ali Smith's trademark wordplay and inventive storytelling, here is the dizzyingly entertaining, wickedly humorous story of a mysterious stranger whose sudden appearance during a family’s summer holiday transforms four variously unhappy people. Each of the Smarts*—parents Eve and Michael,...

A trio of short but sweet zombie tales ranging from suspenseful to quirky and weird, and finally a deft blend of humor-laced horror. With “3-Z”, author Lori R. Lopez presents a brief set of zombie shorts to satisfy your cravings. In “Pound Of Flesh” a woman is trapped next to a hungry moldering...

When you mess with the ego of a god, you'd better be prepared for the consequences... This humorous short tale explains what REALLY happened when astronomers took it upon themselves to relegate the ninth planet to the status of dwarf.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”  Not true! Words can and have hurt people terribly, and they have helped them as well: words of consolation or of profound explanation have had huge positive human effects.  So words are serious and consequential---something...

Humorous tale of two babies born simultaneously on a crowded ship bound for Australia. One is the eighth child of a poor family, the Heavysides, the other the first-born of a well-to-do couple, the Smallchilds. Their identities become confused when they are placed in the same makeshift cradle and...

Much the way a historical novel offers a rich panoply of history as backdrop to the story and characters, Carousel (which has expanded into the novel, Psychonauts, coming soon to Smashwords), seeks to educate the reader on the nuances of drug taking from the earliest times to the present - from tribal...