Category Archives: Humor & Satire

The Garbage Times/White Ibis: Two Novellas- Sam Pink

Posted on September 23, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “By closing, I’d carried a drunk woman out, separated two fights, stood in the doorway to block someone from coming in after she pissed/puked herself out front…scooped puke out of a urinal with stunning accuracy, and … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wins (Except for the Losers): A Record Store Day Story – Steve Murphy

Posted on September 21, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) In this digital age, you would think that record stores are a thing of the past. But this particular record store is full of passionate employees who love what they do. After all, their world revolves … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire, Modern Literary Fiction, Skinny reads | Tagged dark humor, music, novella, vinyl records | Comments Off

A Tongue in the Sink: The Harrowing Adventures of a Baby Boomer Childhood – Dennis Fried

Posted on May 13, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I swear I am going to die laughing if I have enough wits about me as I breathe my last to remember one particular sentence in this book! I’m not going to tell you which one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Humor & Satire, Our Best | Tagged baby-boomers, New York | Comments Off

Death of a Movie Star – Timothy Patrick

Posted on April 24, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Every week you tell fifty million people that actors are less than human and deserve to be treated like Shit!” That is what Micah Bailey “the actors’ manager who hated actors”, is noted for doing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire, Light Fiction | Tagged book reviews, Hollywood, light fiction, light humor | Comments Off

In-Laws and Outlaws – Kate Fulford

Posted on March 27, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) We’ve all heard stories about the “mother in-law from hell”. Maybe you even have one. Rest assured though, that she can’t be as evil as this fiancé’s mother. Eve has found the love of her life, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire | Tagged family dysfunction, fiction, humor | Comments Off

Escape From Samsara: A Dark Comedy Fantasy Adventure (Prophecy Allocation Book 1) – Nicky Blue

Posted on February 18, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Escape From Samsara is a dark comedy about Barry Harris who still lives with his mom and has fantasy adventures about being a lethal ninja. This humorous tale begins with Barry trying to find his dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology, Skinny reads | Tagged book reviews. fiction, dark humor | 1 Comment

Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance – Bill McKibben

Posted on November 25, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Vermont on its own will be a lot closer to what Lincoln had in mind for a healthy country.” When is a country just too big to be accountable to all of its citizens? Former radio … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Humor & Satire, Political fiction | Tagged book reviews, resistance, satire, seccesion, Trump | 1 Comment

Marx, Freud, Einstein: Heroes of the Mind – Corinne Maier (Author), Anne Simon (Illustrator)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I WANTED TO UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, BUT THE SECRETS OF THE HUMAN SOUL WERE OUTSIDE OF MY REMIT. As for the secrets of women let’s not even go there!” Could that be what … Continue reading →

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, graphic novels/illustrated humor, Humor & Satire | Tagged Albert Einstein, book reviews, graphics., Karl Marx, science, Sigmund Freud | Comments Off

Second Coming: Elvis. Extraterrestrials. Dogs. – D. B. Borton

Posted on July 20, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) #CommissionsEarned Second Coming is a humorous science fiction story about Lawrence and Elvis, two aliens who have traveled to earth for the second time. Their mission is to bring a message and that is, if Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged aliens, Elvis, humor, outer-space, science fiction | Comments Off

what if i got down on my knees? – Tony Rauch

Posted on June 11, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) a series of romantic misadventures … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor & Satire, Romance, Short stories | Tagged absurd, men's fiction, Romance, short stories, surreal | Comments Off