Category: Humor & Entertainment

To Be Lovely, Be In Love!

If life’s left you on a cold slab in love’s mortuary, your problem is simple: you’ve lost the art of being lovely. The cure? Atlanta society matron Constance Fontanne’s landmark first book on love, looks, and marriage. Miss Fontanne shows you how to jump back into your bowl of cherries and stop living the life of the ho-hum and hum-drum. To buttress her advice, Miss Fontanne references personal friends from her country club who have become lovely by being in love with singing monks, tel... [Read More...]

Celebrity Roast: Ten Tales of Stardom, Fandom and Random Acts

“A dark humorous short story collection bursting with surprises.” Enter a world where Stars, champions, celebrities, winners dazzle you to death. An aging celebrity is desperate to hit the headlines again. Once the darling of the tabloids and celeb weeklies, Annabel misses the headlines… but she’ll soon fix that with a spectacular jaw-dropping snapshot of self-delusion! And that’s just for openers. All manner of nutty Rock Stars, back up singers, actors, teen idols and Cla... [Read More...]

Typo Squad Book III: The Typo Alliance

Typos are lethal to 98% of the population. Be thankful typo squad is on patrol … Typo Squad is dealt a terrible blow by Anton Nym and his new errorist cell, known as the Erristocracy. But when all seems lost, the tide turns with the rise of the Typo Alliance. With a new headquarters, a new captain, and the arrival of some truly unexpected allies, Typo Squad is set on a collision course with the most dangerous foes they’ve ever faced. Will Dick and his team be able to overcome the odds and m... [Read More...]

Funny Meeting You Here: 6 Shorts

Oftentimes, the very best part of a story is the section in which the characters meet. The initial spark. The twists of fate. That’s what you’ll find here: a delightful array of characters—young and old and in-between—meeting for the first time in the most unexpected ways. Six light, humorous, sweet tales of how they came into one another’s lives. Silly and short, a quick read to chuckle through. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Free: The Hack

Max McMillan, a renowned and worshiped author, takes the reader on a journey through his playboy, luxurious, and millions-of-Instagram-follower life. Annoyed by his stardom, and seemingly out for self-destruction, Max’s story is one of constant disaster. However, when he discovers that his best friend, Jack, a poor and unpublished writer, is losing his wife to cancer, he decides to risk it all to help them in this hilarious and satirical romantic comedy. ... [Read More...]

Free: Instapoet

For classmates, Max Wilson & Jeff Button, their disdain towards Texas Tech’s exclusive English department divides relationships. Yet, a new medium, ‘Glanceagram’, is discovered and their dreams of becoming an ‘instapoet’ turn into a grandiose reality neither expected. “Instapoet”, a comedy, draws inspiration from the illustrious Instagram subcommunity. Analyzing trends and exposing devious practices, this novel centralizes on how one’s moral c... [Read More...]

Book About a Book

This is a fun review of the publication, Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, written around a hundred years ago by Florence Hartley. I will take a journey through the book and compare the advice given by Ms. Hartley to modern-day advice. Some ideas are still standing such as treating others as you would like to be treated and respecting others’ opinions. However, other statements show the drastic change from the Victorian era to the world we live in today, such as t... [Read More...]

Fairfax and Glew (Volume 1)

Fairfax is a roughneck black sheep. Glew is a private investigator with too much time on his hands. Together they bust up thieves in these five tales. Axe Kick- Fairfax and Glew are stuck in a snow storm but they find that crime doesn’t shut down because of the weather. Credit- An old friend is leaving the area and baiting thieves for Fairfax and Glew to play with. Sweat Stains- Suzie’s boyfriend is swiping things from her but Fairfax and Glew are on the prowl after him. Mouse Trap-... [Read More...]

Free: Body or How Hope Confronts Her Shadow and Calls the Flutter Girl to Flight

Body is a humorous novel, but it is also a self-help guide: By learning from the three women in this story, readers can see themselves, explore their relationships with their bodies, and begin their own journeys to healthy eating and body image by following the seven principles laid out in the story. Free on Kindle. ... [Read More...]