OK, this one might be a bit of a controversial addition to a list of funny short stories, but I’m including it anyway. There’s something darkly humorous in this little tale about a man who goes too far in a plot for revenge only to have it backfire on him in the worst possible ...
Putting on a Christmas program with kids or teens? Browse this delightful collection of short Christmas plays and comedy skits for kids. Downloadable PDF's.
Even though you won’t care for her as she is so much older than me, she already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. She wants to have many more children with me and that’s now one of my dreams too. Tamara taught me that marijuana does...
I used to coach girls’ cross country (middle distance racing) for a small high school (ages fourteen to eighteen). On one occasion, we had a meet far enough away that we left the day before and stayed the night in a hotel. It was far from swanky, but it was clean and secure, an...
FunnyWoman Jokes and Funny Short Stories It’s All in the Name A pregnant Irish woman from Dublin gets in a car accident and falls into a deep coma. Asleep for nearly 6 months, when she wakes up she sees that she is no longer pregnant and frantically asks the doctor about her baby. ...
I’m not sure when I developed my completeloathingfor this season as a whole. I think the novelty began to wear off some time in middle school. Though the aforementioned seclusion had its perks for 11-year-old Belle, it did eventually wear on me. By the end of July, I was quite lon...
The book is a mix of short stories, showcasing the highlights of Couch's life. You've got First Communion Blues, where the sacred meets the downright ridiculous. Then there's Hang On, Diagnosis! which is a wild ride – think near-death experiences with a side of slapstick humor. Gracela...
For example, the present meaning of "saying" was not expressed by "saying" at first, but "saying". Oracle bone inscriptions drew a mouth and added a short horizontal line to express the meaning of opening mouth to speak, but later expressed it with "saying" which originally expressed joy....
The Qwickpick Papers(series) by Tom Angleberger. I know you are going to be put off by the title, but anything by Tom Angleberger is worth checking out. This series is written with diary entries, illustrations, notes, cartoons, etc. and is an engaging, funny read for middle schoolers. ...
He did, eventually, have to go back to sea — he didn’t understand about inflation and so found himself short of enough to support himself and my mother for the rest of their lives. But it was only for a year or so. After my mother died, he immediately moved into an old-folkerie...