16 Funny Short Stories and Books to Brighten Your Mood

In the midst of researching news paper and wash your men , hither be a list of 16 queer short stories and book to brighten your mood .

Lyndsie Manusos

Lyndsie Manusos ’ sec fiction has appeared in PANK , SmokeLong Quarterly , and other publications . She agree an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has worked in web production and contented management . When she ’ s not nesting among her books and rough drafts , she ’ s chasing the baby while the dog watch in confused amusement . She lives with her household in a suburb of Indianapolis .

Humor be a Perspective

Funny Short Stories For Adults

“ Crazy Glue ” by Etgar Keret , release inLA Weekly

“ The Swan as a Metaphor for Love ” by Amelia Gray , published inElectric Literature, to begin with release inJoylandLos Angeles in 2012

“ Charles ” by Shirley Jackson , release in Library of America ’ s Story of the Week

“ Gator Butchering for Beginners ” by Kristen Arnett , published inElectric Literature

“ Taylor Swift ” by Hugh Behm Steinberg , published inGulf Coast Literary Journal

Funny Books of Short Stories , Essays , & Story

Dear Girls : Intimate Tales , Untold Secrets , & Advice for Populate Your Serious Lifeby Ai Wong

The Ice Cream Man and Other Historyby Sam Pink

Heads of the Colored Masses : Storiesby Nafissa Thompson-Spires

The Evil B.B . Chow and Early Storiesby Steve Almond

Self-Inflicted Wound : Heartwarming Tale of Epic Humiliationby Aisha Tyler

American Housewife : Storiesby Helen Ellis

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me ? ( And Other Concerns )by Mindy Kaling

Human Seeking Woman( originally release asThe Last Girlfriend on Earth) by Simon Rich

Funny Short Stories and Books For Kids

Paul Jennings ’ Funniest Storiesby Paul Jennings

The Big Layerby Bunmi Laditan ( Author ) and Tom Knight ( Illustrator )

Dragon Love Tacosby Adam Rubin( Writer ) and Daniel Salmieri( Illustrator )

Comic and More Funny

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