Ticklers

Short Stories with a Comical Bent

A chance to laugh is a way to enjoy the absurdities of life whenever they occur. It is the quick mind that is ever alert to those situations that are laughable.

Come listen to the following stories:

• In "Landshark", see what happens after thieves break into a laboratory and inject experimental shark serum into the hapless researcher;
• In "Smarter", see how the gift of an alien changes the life of a dumb country person;
• In "Fatter", the quest for a way to easily lose weight produces paradoxical results;
• In "The Stiff Arm War", a third-party combatant comes up with a unique way to stop hostilities;
• In "Roids", the possibilities of androids are explored;
• In "Cave Canem", the name of the dog may be dangerous to ignore;
• In "The Naked Truth", a holdup in a bar on a Friday night leads to revealing insights;
• In "Stick", two brothers invent a special rod out of a fairy tale;
• And lastly, "Aleph": The first Dog recounts his time in the Garden of Eden.

©2015 John E. Christ (P)2018 John E. Christ

Nothing. I couldn’t get past the first couple of chapters.

This is supposed to be humorous. It wasn’t; I don’t find him funny. I didn’t get past the first couple of chapters.