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  Diary of a Madman and Other Tales

  Nikolai Gogol

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  "Diary of a Madman and Other Tales" by Nikolai Gogol is a collection of short stories showcasing the author's satirical wit and exploration of the absurd. The titular story follows the descent into madness of a low-ranking civil servant, providing a biting commentary on societal norms. "The Nose" humorously revolves around a man's lost nose leading a life of its own. Gogol's tales, filled with irony and social critique, delve into the human psyche and expose the eccentricities of Russian society, blending humor with a touch of the macabre.

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  Life in a Supermarket Basket

  Michael Evanichko

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  Life in a Supermarket Basket is a darkly comic, emotionally charged story about a man who dies on the parking lot asphalt of his favorite grocery store and is given one bewildering chance to make sense of the life he squandered. As he is led through the afterlife by an impatient spirit guide, with each memory triggered by one of his supermarket items, he’s forced to confront the truths he buried, and the strange, unexpected mercy that might still be waiting for him. 
  Blending absurdity with genuine emotion, the story unfolds in supermarket purgatory where humor and heartbreak sit side by side. Characters from his past and present collide in scenes that are sharp, surreal, and unexpectedly tender, revealing the fragility of a life built on avoidance, longing, and small acts of grace. 
  Praised by Kirkus Reviews as “a gleefully cynical riff on life, death, and second chances,” and named a finalist in the 2023 American Fiction Awards, Life in a Supermarket Basket explores what it means to be seen, forgiven, and possibly redeemed—even in the unlikeliest of aisles.

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  All Shook Up - Irreverently...

  Trebor Blanc

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  Tommy West is the finest Elvis Presley tribute in the North West of England. At least, that’s what is says on his van. 
  Off stage however, his life is a mess. He can’t pay his rent, his child maintenance is crippling him, and his old Bedford needs new tyres. Tommy is broke, drinks too much Guinness, smokes too much weed and is frightened of his own shadow. 
  So, as Tommy is such a delicate soul, you may ask why, on the first day of lockdown, he finds himself on his way to Folkstone in a borrowed fruit and veg van in the company of a psychotic Rangers fan, a sex starved blonde, a cross dressing navigator and an Afghan slave? 
  Why indeed? 
  All Shook Up is an irreverent look at modern life and pokes a rather sharp stick at political correctness in all its forms.

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  Bicycles of the Gods - A Divine...

  Michael Sims

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  In Bicycles of the Gods, the main character, Jesse, presents an earthly incarnation of Jesus Christ come to earth in the body of a 12-year-old boy in the company of Xavi, who is the earthly incarnation of Shiva, Destroyer of Worlds, also a 12-year-old boy. The pair stand on a hilltop above the city of Los Angeles contemplating how best to destroy it as a precursor to destroying the entire world to rid it of humanity so it can refresh and rebuild. Xavi is ready to get on with the task The Big Guy, God, has assigned them, but Jesse has a problem. He isn’t sure that everyone deserves to be destroyed. 
  A playful, provocative, and imaginative discursus, Bicycles of the Gods is an affront to racism, sexism, classism, ageism, and heterosexism as it posits a Divine who will not be captured and used by white supremacists for their own purposes. Michael Simms has created an engaging new world order that functions within our familiar one.—Rev. Dr. Moni McIntyre, author of Social Ethics and the Return to Cosmology 
   Set in today’s digital-age Los Angeles, with a delightful cast of characters, including celestial ones “in disguise to make it easier to move through the world,” you will encounter The Big Guy, Maria, Jesse, Xavi, Luke, and Abe, as well as Christine, Mikey, Patrick, the Six Sisters of the Piston, Father Jack, Stefan the Poet, Birdie, Dharma the Dog, and Caruso the Parrot, all of whom are caught up in the tragic-comic battle between the forces of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness. Michael Simms has given us a frolicking and “novel” approach to the Apocalypse of John that offers a front-row seat to the shenanigans of the times in which we are presently living....—Rev. Dr. Charles Davidson, author of Bone Dead and Rising: Vincent van Gogh and the Self Before God 

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  Shampoo and Mortar - A Pilot Sitcom

  AI Voice Christopher Allen

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  "Shampoo and Mortar" is a British sitcom set in Durham featuring newlyweds Dave Thompson (27), a paranoid bricklayer, and Sharon Thompson (25), a mobile hairdresser. The pilot episode explores themes of jealousy, self-worth, and personal transformation through Jimmy Carr-style observational humor. 
  Dave's insecurities spiral when Sharon regularly visits Marcus, an accountant with "lovely hair," leading him to suspect an affair. Meanwhile, Adam Mitchell (21), a confident Black apprentice on Dave's construction site, develops a crush on the oblivious Dave and begins boosting his confidence with genuine compliments about his looks and skills. Adam possesses Marigold-like qualities - he's articulate, socially aware, and uses intelligence and charm to challenge people's preconceptions while helping them grow. 
  Dave completely misses Adam's obvious flirtations, interpreting them as friendly workplace support. When Sharon discovers Adam's attraction to Dave, she's delighted rather than threatened, finding it ironic that Dave worries about Marcus (who poses no real threat) while remaining clueless about his actual admirer. Sharon playfully teases Dave about the situation, helping him realize that being attractive to others is flattering rather than threatening to their marriage. 
  The comedy escalates as Dave's newfound confidence, sparked by Adam's attention and progressive thinking, transforms him from a paranoid, insecure husband into someone who finally feels worthy of Sharon's love. This leads to an honest conversation between Dave and Adam, where they establish a genuine friendship based on mutual respect and clear boundaries.

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  Literary Lapses

  Stephen leacock

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  Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters, the greatest humorist of the age." – A. P. Herbert (Summary by TriciaG and Wikipedia)

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