Have you cracked a smirk recently? How about a laugh? Maybe you just need a good 'ole dose of "WTF was that?"
A TREATISE ON MARTIAN CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION AND OTHER SATIRICAL TALES is a collection of 21 short stories, flash fiction, and micro fiction pieces. Sometimes irreverent, always a bit odd, these tales shine a ginormous spotlight on human vices, follies and shortcomings?the perfect fodder for humor in all its forms.
Slapstick and satire. Farce and parody. Romantic comedy. Surrealist comedy. Dark comedy. Goofball tales. Name your humor, this book's got it!
- Armed with an undervalued medical degree and a super-sized bottle of ketchup, a podiatrist-turned-chiropractor changes the fate of the world, one Martian spine at a time.
- Pilfering alcohol from the local liquor store proves to be an out-of-this-world experience for two teenage boys, their alien pet, and a sci-fi fanboy.
- Forgetting to scan her frequent shopper card leads a woman to weird places... very weird places.
- Fed-up with a sinister cardiac rehab program and its unpalatable gruel, a brainiac, an Olympic bodybuilder, and a septuagenarian unite to bring sweetness back into their lives.
- Cupcake sales significantly increased bottom line revenue for a high school, with the unintended consequence of expanding the bottom lines of the cheerleading Squad. When the head cheerleader decides to take drastic action to push for a cupcake ban, she finds herself playing offense against an unexpected foe.
- A coddled college student experiences the job interview from hell with a world- renowned self-help guru.
- A band of rich, angry housewives take vigilante action against alien invaders hell-bent on devouring the world's coffee supply.
- A marine biologist has one hell of a trippy night after indulging in a local restaurant's "fish special."
- At the Obfuscation Nation Festival of Obscure Music, a stoner and a portable toilet attendant work together to save the world.
All this?and more?can worm its way into your innermost brainwaves!
A TREATISE ON MARTIAN CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION AND OTHER SATIRICAL TALES
Isn't it time to feed your inner oddball?
