I smiled while reading the first tale from Mr. Chiardi and Other Stories. My smile then changed to laughter which didn’t stop until this entertaining book was finished. Can you picture an elderly couple getting the urge to slide down a snow covered hill on...

If you’re looking for a laugh out loud story filled with cringe-worthy mishaps then Grace Feldman’s Milk, Turkey, and Neurosis should be right up your alley. As a twenty-almost-thirty-something struggling for independence, success, and love, Grace must contend with an overbearing mother who often offers...

Bob is often misunderstood because he uses jokes for every situation including ones that don’t need humor. To make matters worse, his tales are not usually funny. He’s relaxed and doesn't seem to take anything seriously. But he wants to redeem himself with his colleagues,...

Hal Marcovitz’s funny yet thought-provoking My Life With Wings is about a newspaper copy editor, Eggerton, who wakes up one day and discovers that he has wings. What is he going to do with them? Eggerton does not seem to easily relish this unexpected development....

Man-Corn in the Promised Land: Tales of Cannibalism & Other Extreme Folklore is a compilation of gruesome short stories, political satire, and witty verse. From stories about sex-crazed zombies to a hermaphroditic Sasquatch, Chairman Wow does not fail to inundate his readers with the grotesque...

"Manhattan Chronicles" gives us a glimpse of the evolving dynamics between the dating men and women in New York. It consists of thirteen chapters with provocative titles like 'Men of A Certain Age', 'Are Men Becoming Redundant?', 'Sex and the Craiglist', and 'May I buy...

"Mechanic of Fortune" is the story of private detective James Terrel. It opens with a preface that presents the concept of human duality. Borrowing heavily from Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and other literary sources, Peter Bollington's detective plot is peppered with his thoughts...

"My Life on Craigslist" by Alexandra Ares is a fun read for those stuck in young adulthood in a place which appears unwelcoming and unmotivated to offer assistance on how to begin to move responsibly through life. 25 year old Emily Thompson is living in...

Mindy Levy offers readers a candid look at her family. She readily admits that there are two important F words in her life, Food and Family. Mindy’s family is Jewish. Even though I had read about some of the Jewish holidays and traditions, reading this...