Short Stories Humor

Fae are being murdered in Roshaven, and the only clue is a shifty moustache. Jenni the sprite knows more than she’s telling, and when an interspecies poker tournament is set up to catch the murderer, she does everything in her power to get a seat for her boss, Ned Spinks, chief thief-catcher. The cards have been dealt. The stakes are high. Is this the end of the game for Ned, or will he come up aces?

Wie kann es sein, dass wir in jeder kurzen Pause, die uns der Tag bietet, sofort auf unser Handy schauen und uns ablenken? Sind wir vielleicht einfach zu faul zum Nichtstun geworden? Horst Evers geht dieser Frage nach – in kurzen, sehr lustigen Geschichten aus dem Hier und Jetzt. Dort begegnet er Katzen, die seine Pakete entgegennehmen, und Toastern, die unsere Zukunft planen, sowie Nonnen, die ihm die Künstliche Intelligenz erklären. Er erzählt von seiner Zeit als Band-Bassist, seiner Begegnung mit Steven Spielberg und der lautesten Verkehrsberuhigung der Welt.

द्वारकानाथ संझगिरी यांच्या निवडक, विनोदाची झालर असणाऱ्या आणि जात जाता चावट चिमटा काढणाऱ्या लेखांचा भन्नाट पुष्प गुच्छ.

Daha çok ozan olarak tanıdığımız Hasan Hüseyin'in mizah öykülerini topladığı kitaplarından "Made in Turkey" içinde yer alan beş öyküyü burada bulacaksınız. AleladeHarikulade, Burdan Çıktık, Operada Bir Vatandaş, Cüzzamlılara Mahsustur ve "Zıpçıktı" Osman Bey, eleştirel ve ironik bir mizah anlayışını daha dün yazılmışcasına sunuyor bizlere.

У збірку увійшли перлини українського гумору – невеличкі веселі оповідання Остапа Вишні Мисливські усмішки, своєрідна та неповторна лірика мисливця та рибака, викладена у прозі. Цикл «Мисливські усмішки» Остапа Вишні жваво зображує картини полювання, дає влучні та смішні поради мисливцям та рибарям. До книги увійшли наступні усмішки: Відкриття охоти Як варити і їсти суп з дикої качки Лисиця Заєць Ведмідь Бекас Вовк Вальдшнеп Дика коза Дика гуска Як я з ним познайомився Перепілка Лось Дрохва Дикий кабан, або вепр Гагара Екіпіровка мисливця Ружжо З крякухою на озері Лебідь Короп Сом Щука Реготуни Бенгальський тигр.

Сом Остапа Вишні — оповідання з циклу мисливських усмішок, у якому автор з легким гумором описує процес риболовлі і красу рідної природи. Твір є обов'язковою частиною шкільної програми. Остап Вишня — український письменник-новеліст, автор яскравих гумористичних творів, серед яких цикл "Мисливські усмішки", "Чукрен", "Чухраїнцi", "Дещо з українознавства" та ін.романний гумористичний твір, соціально-побутова, гумористична усмішка, гумористична розповідь про сома.

Are you ready for a wild ride through the absurdity of office life? Meet Sir Yetti The Scribe, the mastermind behind the gut-busting series "How to End Up in HR." Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of dark humor and politically incorrect escapades set against the backdrop of the corporate jungle. All of this mixed in with southern hip hop tracks!

Are you ready for a wild ride through the absurdity of office life? Meet Sir Yetti The Scribe, the mastermind behind the gut-busting series "How to End up in HR." Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of dark humor and politically incorrect escapades set against the backdrop of the corporate jungle.

This is the conclusion of How to End up in HR.

Tales from the Eerie Canal weaves the sinister mystery of Edgar Allan Poe with the dark humor of Edward Gorey. No canal. No Lake Erie. Just a stream of the disturbing splashed with bits of the absurd.

If the cabbage man doesn't arrive soon, another meal will slip by and the king will still be allowed to exude foul breath from his lips. While the pastry chef and the royal food taster plot in the kitchen, the butcher keeps a close eye on their plans. And don't forget the sausage-lipped prime minister...he's got a secret buried in that mustache, no doubt about that.

A short fantasy story to imagine the relationship between Antara and Abla in the present time and the difficulties of engagement and marriage in the present time. A satirical comedy story.

A young woman is relocated by the Witness Protection Program to a position as hospital admission director in another state. An illegal Latino immigrant loses his job and becomes homeless, and lives on the street. A young 19-year-old man, with an exceptionally high IQ, joins the US Army and befuddles his sergeant with his amazing knowledge. A married couple buy a cemetery lot in their hometown, planning ahead for the future. A 70-year-old widow is shocked to learn that she is pregnant at a routine medical examination by her doctor.

What if Dorothy was a necromancer and the land of Oz wasn't so wonderful? This is dark comedy re-imagining of a beloved classic. It is a horror short, with violence and foul language.

Clint Lukas' kompromissloser Held geht malochen, obwohl er Arbeit scheiße findet, macht Filme, obwohl er Filmleute nicht ertragen kann, hält sich für einen Frauenversteher und hat trotzdem immer Streit mit ihnen. Woran das liegt, dass immer alles so kompliziert sein muss? An ihm wohl kaum. Findet er jedenfalls. Clint Lukas lebt seit seinem zwanzigsten Lebensjahr in Berlin. Er hat nichts studiert und keinen Beruf gelernt.

The mystique of the river life has often been romanticized but rarely scrutinized. The brotherhood of mariners who live and work the waterways of the heartland is made up of a rare breed that usually keeps to itself. Towboat Joe has broken the golden rule of "what happens on the boat stays on the boat" by inviting us to set sail on an unprecedented voyage.

In the 1930s, the fictional town of Toad Springs, Florida, is filled with the adventures and daily whatnots of worthy, down-to-earth folk such as Flavey Stroudamore, owner of a three-legged gator named Precious who also just happens to have a birthmark of Jesus on his side.

These are the stories of three boys living in Texas: one growing up, one dreaming, and one fighting to stay alive in the face of destitution and adversity. There's second-grader William, a shy yet imaginative boy who schemes about how to get back at his school-yard bully, Randy. Then there's Sam, a 15-year-old boy who dreams of getting a 1980 Mazda RX-7 for his 16th birthday but has to work at a Greek restaurant to fund his dream. Finally, there's Seff, a 21-year-old on the brink of manhood, trying to survive along with his roommate, working as waiters and barely making ends meet.

Stories told in the dark are those nagging stories that won't go away until you bring them to the light. Waiting for Fido, the first in the series, is dark humor with a suburban beat. It is the story of a lovely couple who are ready to retire and sail away. Almost. There is still the nagging problem of what to do with the family pets....

In The Humour of America, 88 short stories, poems, anecdotes, and essays from the 18th and 19th century will keep you smiling and chuckling!