Showing results by narrator "Lori Schafer" in Literature & Fiction

A lighthearted analytical look at the most beloved television Christmas special of all time - Rankin and Bass' Claymation Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Ranging in style from funny to filthy, this collection features author commentary on selected stories and my open letter to you-know-who. It includes "Morning After", "Ballroom Dance", "To All the Penises I've Ever Known", "Missed Connection", and "Complete Your Assignments"!  

Brent and Marge have only been married a short while when Marge's weight grows dangerously out of control. It's up to their good friend Kat to make sure she starts eating healthy again -- and once they get started, she can't bear to stop! This funny, sexy short story will forever change the way you think about dieting -- and possibly make you yearn for a fat Marge of your very own. 

Cindy's friend, Jesse, is great - especially when he gets out of her way after the "benefits" part of their evening is over. So when he proposes a weekend excursion at a nearby lake, she's naturally suspicious - isn't that the kind of thing "couples" do? Now, she might never be able to get the smell of him off her....

From the author of On Hearing of My Mother's Death Six Years After It Happened: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness, Stories from My Memory-Shelf is the story of my life, told in short fiction and essays. Features author commentary on the real-life events that inspired the stories.  

"On bad days I wondered how old people ever even did it. Sometimes walking seemed like too much effort, let alone all the aerobicized contortionism that went with sex." How older people do it - carefully. A romantic short story of love and middle age.

Ever dreamed of spending a summer working in Alaska? I did...until I actually got there and saw what it was really like! A biographical short story/travel memoir. Also includes "Funeral for Charlie", a humorous real-life short story about a goldfish funeral gone awry.

"I bowed my head as Bob plunked our deceased friend respectfully into the deep. I listened quietly as he somberly activated the flusher. And then I watched as the water swirled away, taking Charlie on one final miraculous journey to the home of his ancient ancestors, to the ocean the abrupt end of his short life had precluded him from ever going to see...."

"I figured I'd better backtrack fast before he started thinking I liked him or something. But it's hard to backpedal when you've got your foot in your mouth." Is it really over when it's over? A short story of a romance that quickly blooms and dies, but then - just maybe - might spring back to life....