Kathy Steinemann Boeken

If you're allergic to laughter, get your meds ready. "Nag Nag Nag" will exercise your laugh muscles. It might even make you wet your pants. Megan and Emmett share many of the same quirks and problems as other married couples. The way they deal with them might take you aback. Discover how Emmett copes with Megan's nagging. Learn how Megan treats telemarketers. Her once-in-a-lifetime offer makes them hang up. Every time. Will Emmett ever fix the blasted dishwasher? You'll be shocked when you realize why it broke in the first place. And how does he get around Megan's cat rules? Granddaughters, Violet and Lisa, provide a few surprises and chuckles too, with the unique perspectives of youth. Their widowed mother, Marsha, is determined to raise her daughters right. That means healthy food like broccoli. Yuck! The difference between broccoli and snot is that kids don't eat broccoli. And we can't forget Sabrina, the Siamese cat. You'll find her meowing and purring her way into your heart as she careens around corners and wins the affections of the most unlikely characters. "Nag Nag Nag" will entertain you with laughs, tears, and unexpected twists.

Suppose you saw something you couldn't explain. And then suppose it turned out to be something far stranger, or funnier, or more horrifying than you ever expected. That element of surprise, and a different way of looking at things, is what this anthology is all about. Most of the short stories take less than fifteen minutes to read, and the ultra-short drabbles take less than thirty seconds.Kathy Steinemann, Amber Hayward, A. L. Kaplan, and Donna Milward share their tales and fantasies in this book of drabbles, flash fiction, and short stories.Why would the government force an artist to paint portraits of despots or drug lords? Why would healthy people die for no obvious reason? Do you suppose that wishes could ever be dangerous? What’s a BioInterFace Fluxxatron ? Do aliens watch reality shows? Why would someone pay double the usual rate to move a heavy trunk? Why is the mud from Sludge Flats so valuable?Discover the answers to these questions in this collection of tales that embraces an eclectic mix of humor, horror, fantasy, scifi, romance, and life experiences so unbelievable that they have been disguised as fiction.