Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)
Short-stories are making a comeback!

In "Sounds Like...A Self-Portrait" follow Fern as she makes the agonizing decision whether to "go for it" with Rogers. But will her gas keep them apart?

"Road Rage" shines a light on those idiot drivers, who happen to be driving YOUR car.

"See Dick and Jane Beat The Hell Out of Jack and Jill" is a fun farce that writers everywhere will love.

In "Sleep Walker," see the same story told through 3 separate people. You'll laugh when you see yourself.

"The Tokyo Kens" is an exercise in writing nothing but horrible fiction, but you'll laugh out loud.

Watch Delores have a controlled meltdown in "It's All Just Water Under The Fridge."

"We All Need Traditions" follows Carla's own parents and their annual ritual: her mom always asks for a pink azalea plant for Mother's Day, and her dad, after buying it for her, then mows it down with the lawn mower. Why they never got hobbies, we'll never know.

"That'll Be Seven Lipsticks Please." Meet Sam and his wife. They accidentally end up in Canada. All Sam's wife wants is a bathroom. All Sam wants is someone who understands Canglish. Or Englanadian.

A devoted shoe-lover leaves a strange suicide note in "The Suicide Ranks."

See why living in the south in the wintertime, and being married to a man who picks his ears with his keys is material for comedic fodder in "Radio Shack, Earwax and Toilet Paper."

In the essay "A Justifiable Lack of Initiative," we learn it's okay to under-achieve, and a man's wife drives him to do desperate things in the quest for his own writing space in "Zen In The Art of Absurdity."
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Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)
Short-stories are making a comeback!

In "Sounds Like...A Self-Portrait" follow Fern as she makes the agonizing decision whether to "go for it" with Rogers. But will her gas keep them apart?

"Road Rage" shines a light on those idiot drivers, who happen to be driving YOUR car.

"See Dick and Jane Beat The Hell Out of Jack and Jill" is a fun farce that writers everywhere will love.

In "Sleep Walker," see the same story told through 3 separate people. You'll laugh when you see yourself.

"The Tokyo Kens" is an exercise in writing nothing but horrible fiction, but you'll laugh out loud.

Watch Delores have a controlled meltdown in "It's All Just Water Under The Fridge."

"We All Need Traditions" follows Carla's own parents and their annual ritual: her mom always asks for a pink azalea plant for Mother's Day, and her dad, after buying it for her, then mows it down with the lawn mower. Why they never got hobbies, we'll never know.

"That'll Be Seven Lipsticks Please." Meet Sam and his wife. They accidentally end up in Canada. All Sam's wife wants is a bathroom. All Sam wants is someone who understands Canglish. Or Englanadian.

A devoted shoe-lover leaves a strange suicide note in "The Suicide Ranks."

See why living in the south in the wintertime, and being married to a man who picks his ears with his keys is material for comedic fodder in "Radio Shack, Earwax and Toilet Paper."

In the essay "A Justifiable Lack of Initiative," we learn it's okay to under-achieve, and a man's wife drives him to do desperate things in the quest for his own writing space in "Zen In The Art of Absurdity."
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Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)

Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)

by Carla René
Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)

Zen In The Art of Absurdity (Comedic short-stories and essays that will make you want to shove forks through your eyes)

by Carla René

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Overview

Short-stories are making a comeback!

In "Sounds Like...A Self-Portrait" follow Fern as she makes the agonizing decision whether to "go for it" with Rogers. But will her gas keep them apart?

"Road Rage" shines a light on those idiot drivers, who happen to be driving YOUR car.

"See Dick and Jane Beat The Hell Out of Jack and Jill" is a fun farce that writers everywhere will love.

In "Sleep Walker," see the same story told through 3 separate people. You'll laugh when you see yourself.

"The Tokyo Kens" is an exercise in writing nothing but horrible fiction, but you'll laugh out loud.

Watch Delores have a controlled meltdown in "It's All Just Water Under The Fridge."

"We All Need Traditions" follows Carla's own parents and their annual ritual: her mom always asks for a pink azalea plant for Mother's Day, and her dad, after buying it for her, then mows it down with the lawn mower. Why they never got hobbies, we'll never know.

"That'll Be Seven Lipsticks Please." Meet Sam and his wife. They accidentally end up in Canada. All Sam's wife wants is a bathroom. All Sam wants is someone who understands Canglish. Or Englanadian.

A devoted shoe-lover leaves a strange suicide note in "The Suicide Ranks."

See why living in the south in the wintertime, and being married to a man who picks his ears with his keys is material for comedic fodder in "Radio Shack, Earwax and Toilet Paper."

In the essay "A Justifiable Lack of Initiative," we learn it's okay to under-achieve, and a man's wife drives him to do desperate things in the quest for his own writing space in "Zen In The Art of Absurdity."

Product Details

BN ID: 2940011822414
Publisher: Carla René
Publication date: 10/09/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 351,497
File size: 119 KB

About the Author

Carla René is a professional stand-up comedienne, tv/stage actor and published author. Her comedy has been seen on NBC and The Kennedy Center in DC, as well as Zanies, Comix and comedy clubs around the Eastern US. She writes a regular comedy column for The Examiner. She's also contributing author for Goodreads.com, 1stTurningPoint.com and SpeakWithoutInterruption.com, to name a few. Her short-stories and essays have appeared in national magazines, and she often tours her own one-woman show. Her first full-length novel, a historical fiction entitled, "The Gaslight Journal" will hit eReaders everywhere on Thanksgiving Day. Chapter one was #1 on the Harper Collins web-site for the week of 8/17/10, as well as nominated for book-of-the-month on the NightReading publishing site for the month of September. You can visit her web-site for more writing, as well as the free first chapter at http://www.carlarene.com .

She currently lives just outside Nashville with her two whiny, co-dependent and she-swears-they-drop-acid-behind-her-back cats who treat her as if she's the hired help.
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