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Matthias Jordan was the golden boy of the New York Literary scene, when he started taking himself just a little too seriously, let his celebrity status go just a little to his head, and found his wife, fans and sobriety left him a lot alone. Ramming around his immense seas side monument to himself, he'd...

“I hate cats more than any man on the planet,” Grandpa always told us. “A dog you can take hunting and a moose you can shoot, but a cat only gets in the way and barfs on your carpet in the nighttime, most usually in the very spot that you step on first thing in the morning with your bare feet...

A humorous tale. A thief who's been clean for several years slips and "swipes" a pocketbook from a nearby gentleman in the trolley, setting off a chain of events that leads him further and further into crime...grand theft auto, accidental kidnapping, and even art theft!! His wife and his...

A collection of humorous short stories about sailors and the sea.

Andy and Margaret Becker are married baby boomers enjoying their retirement when Margaret discovers a book that refuels her longtime dream of traveling to Provence. Now all she has to do is convince a reluctant Andy to embark on a journey with her that will forever change their lives and their marriage. Despite...

One year ago, The Conqueror died, his plans stopped by three unassuming slubes. The happenstance hero Numer hoped to return to a quiet life after saving his world. He was even building the courage to admit his love to Cherry. But everything goes awry when an ancient demon is released from their prison...

Wilbur Pike III is ready to share lessons learned over a lifetime through the pathway of personal essays. In his diverse and lively collection, Pike reflects on his own development, his career, and life around him, ultimately leading others through humorous and poignant experiences that have provided...

A sober disinterest in relationships causes Bill Sherman, failing calendarist, to abandon dating for many years. When pressured into a speed dating event by his brother, Bill meets Amy and decides to attempt a relationship again. He learns quickly, however, that Amy is two people: The inseparable...

While everyone else is diving headfirst into the pool of life, 23 year old Novena Fullerton can barely manage to wade in up to her ankles. She longs to immerse herself and splash around in all life has to offer but not without a safety net. Her life ring comes in the form of her boyfriend Dev. With...

On her twelfth birthday Binky is presented with ancient texts by the elders in her community. She must study them to find out more about herself and her bloodline. In learning the wisdom of her elders Binky and her best friend Gabe accidentally awaken her stuffed toy camel, her satchel and a shoe....

More fun from the author of "Aberdeen Stories: Growing Up Right in Small-town America." When he entered high school, he was unsure of himself, looking for romance, broke, unemployed and had no direction in life-no goals whatsoever! Read and enjoy the sometimes joyous, sometimes sad, but...

Though he later gained widespread acclaim as a pioneering writer of fantasy fiction, James Branch Cabell's early novels are largely realistic and dryly humorous in tone. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck, which unfolds in early-twentieth-century Virginia, is a comedy of manners set among the upper echelons of Richmond high society.

This is a fictional story about a newly-built upscale residential housing development and begins after the developer is turning over the governance of the homeowner association to the owners. They almost all have one thing in common; they are strangers to each other but now attempt to live in harmony...

Higher Fees is the second collection of humorous tales from Barndem Golf Club. Henry, Vic, Bob and Bill are still getting into trouble despite their best efforts and the club continues its perennial battle to survive in a changing world. New members are both a diversion and a curse disturbing the...