Satire
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-07-07 | Author:George Saunders [Saunders, George]

Following dosing on the morning of Day 6, the last remaining low-dose animal (93555), the animal that earlier had attacked and ingested its own tooth, then sat for quite some ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2010-03-25 | Author:Karen Stabiner

Brad felt like a buffoon. In a giddy, disoriented moment he had ordered a Black Forest Ice Blended, in which coffee was merely the vehicle for lots of chocolate espresso ...
( Category: Satire March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1999-10-11 | Author:Kurt Vonnegut [Vonnegut, Kurt]

"The Oriental mind works in devious ways," said Harry. "Exactly," said Laird. "You've caught the whole spirit of the Orient in that one sentence, Harry." "They ship these things all ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2007-01-15 | Author:A. M. Homes [Homes, A. M.]

CYNTHIA is there, waiting for him. "They said I was the ideal candidate. I start tomorrow." "Should I go with you? Are you sure it's for real?" "There was an ...
( Category: Psychological March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-03-25 | Author:John Updike [Updike, John]

Crocuses are up at the old house; daffodils bloom at the new. The children who had lived in the new house before us left Superballs under the radiators for us ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi, azw3 | | 2010-06-21 | Author:Pratchett, Terry [Terry, Pratchett,]

Discworld 10 - Moving Pictures 'You've only got to look at her face to see there's somethin' wrong!' 'Of course there's something wrong. She's a human,' said Squeak. Gaspode considered ...
( Category: Sword & Sorcery March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-01-09 | Author:Gonzales, Manuel [Gonzales, Manuel]

Barbara likes birds. She watches them. She’s a bird-watcher. She attends bird-watching events. She’s rather devoted to them. She donates money and time to the Audubon Society. For a while, ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi, azw3 | | 2010-06-21 | Author:Pratchett, Terry [Terry, Pratchett,]

‘Acting Postmaster . . .’ mumbled Groat. ‘That’s right, Mr Groat.’ ‘No Groat has ever been Acting Postmaster . . .’ Suddenly Groat dropped to his knees and gripped Moist ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi | | 2010-06-21 | Author:Pratchett, Terry [Terry, Pratchett,]

Discworld 30 - Thud! Discworld 30 - Thud! 'Thank you, sir. Nor will I.' 'Where are your prisoners?' 'We spread them around the Watch House yards,' said Vimes. 'As they ...
( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi | | 1984-02-14 | Author:Martin Amis [Amis, Martin]

'Columbia, Slick... Chicago, LA, wherever — in America our seats of learning are surrounded by the worst, the biggest, the most desperate ratshit slums in the civilized world. It seems ...
( Category: General Books & Reading March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2012-09-17 | Author:John Updike [Updike, John]

Sirmione, even in early May, was full of other tourists. “The kids are here,” the couple said, continuing a joke that had developed in Venice and continued into Ravenna, where ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1998-02-22 | Author:Anne Tyler [Tyler, Anne]

Toward the end of July, Opal came for a week’s visit to Baltimore. It was the first time she’d been allowed to do this, and judging by all the precautions ...
( Category: Family Life March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2001-02-01 | Author:George Saunders [Saunders, George]

Joysticks reopens on friday. It’s a madhouse. They’ve got the fog on. A bridge club offers me fifteen bucks to oil-wrestle Mel Turner. So I oil-wrestle Mel Turner. They offer ...
( Category: Short Stories March 26,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-03-24 | Author:Maria Semple [Semple, Maria]

“HELLO!” Sally called. “David? Dotty Dot? Anyone here?” She breezed down the hall, Jeremy right behind. Finally, it was Sally’s chance to prove there was nothing wrong with her. Not ...
( Category: Psychological March 26,2014 )
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 1999-03-16 | Author:Christopher Buckley [Buckley, Christopher]

( Category: Humorous March 26,2014 )