Middle Aged Humor

For 25 years, Rose Lloyd has juggled marriage, motherhood, and career with remarkable success. It has been a life of family picnics, books and wine, a cherished house, and her own exquisitely designed garden—sunny and comfortable. But then the carefully managed life to which Rose has become accustomed comes crashing down around her when—over the course of a few days—her marriage and her career both fall apart.

Here is a story collection about love, death, humor, and the glue called family. In one narrative, a man wakes up one morning to find the odor of dead fish won't go away, but no one else can smell it. In another, a couple's visit with friends to watch the Academy Awards has the protagonist envying his friends' lawn and lifestyle. In these and 11 other stories, Christopher Meeks balances tragedy and wit.

It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back.

Every family has its fault lines, and when Maggie gets a call from the ER in Maryland where her older sister lives, the cracks start to appear. Ginny, her sugar-loving and diabetic older sister with intellectual disabilities, has overdosed on strawberry Jell-O. Maggie knows Ginny really can’t live on her own, so she brings her sister and her occasionally vicious dog to live near her in upstate New York. Their other sister, Betsy, is against the idea but as a professional surfer, she is conveniently thousands of miles away. Thus, Maggie’s life as a caretaker begins.

Independent bookstore owner Sophie Bernstein is burned out on books. Mourning the death of her husband, the loss of her favorite manager, her only child’s lack of aspiration, and the grim state of the world, she fantasizes about going into hiding in the secret back room of her store. Meanwhile, renowned poet Raymond Chaucer has published a new collection, and rumors that he’s to blame for his wife’s suicide have led to cancellations of his publicity tour. He intends to set the record straight—with a fine-point Sharpie—but only one shop still plans to host him: Sophie’s.

Jack Reeves, a 45-year-old divorced contractor, has spent his entire life conforming to society's expectations. From his rigid upbringing to his picture-perfect marriage that fell apart, Jack has always lived for others. But when Jack becomes aware of the existence of a secluded gay nudist colony called Freedom Ridge, an urge stirs in him. Drawn the promise of liberation and authenticity, Jack decides to leave everything behind and take a leap of faith. At Freedom Ridge, he is thrust into an unapologetic world where inhibitions are shed along with clothing. Amidst the camaraderie of the gay...

Rose Lloyd was the last to suspect that Nathan, her husband of over twenty years, was having an affair, and that he was planning to leave her. But the greatest shock was yet to come; for his mistress was Rose's colleague and friend, Minty. So Rose was left alone in their once-happy family home, where she and Nathan had brought up their children.

Indies Today 2019 Mystery of the Year! A mysterious death, stranded in the middle of nowhere, and surrounded by strangers . . . This isn’t Kea Wright’s first rodeo. After an old friend calls in a favor, Kea joins a team of scientists studying meerkats in Africa. Seduced by the expedition’s luxurious accommodations, state-of-the-art equipment, and daily baskets of fresh muffins, Kea begins to wonder if she picked the wrong field of research. However, Kea soon discovers that the expedition is threatened by poachers and too many dad jokes. These seem like manageable challenges until ...

Drama, regrets, and heartache. Falling in love almost seems easy in comparison though she hasn’t allowed herself to even consider the possibility in years. Katherine Sutton has faced many difficult choices and knows there will be more. For the first time in what seems like forever she is allowing someone else to be part of those choices.Tom Waters hasn’t made it a secret that he wants to be part of her life…he has been completely forthright and honest about it. But Katherine is cautious…and with good reason. She’s known love before and its cost. Cory Butler is thrilled to be part ...

“Quotist” means quote artist or writer. These are quotes about my random thoughts, analyses, practical knowledge, useful info you probably didn’t know, or interesting facts I have run into, occasionally. These are the first 15 quotes. 1. Most people falsely assume that “Rocky (1976)” is the first film Sylvester Stallone starred in – wrong! In Wikipedia, I actually counted that it’s the 18th movie he has ever appeared or taken a role in. Not giving up may be the key to success. 2. Along with our fundamental eating and sleeping desires, humans have a strange unrecognized desire ...

Friends, good food, and me being shared by the guests. What more could I want for Thanksgiving other than some good strong hands to warm my backside while I show my husband what a good hotwife I can be. This hot little snack of a story contains wife swapping, spanking, and some good old-fashioned…well, you’ll have to read it to find out.

Friends, good presents, and me being shared by the guests. What more could I want for Christmas other than some good strong hands to warm my backside while I show my husband what a good hotwife I can be after I let them shave me smooth. This hot little snack of a story contains wife swapping, spanking, shaving, and some good old-fashioned…well, you’ll have to read it to find out.

The champ dominates the boxing world. Now it’s time for him to claim his next prize: me. First, he’ll need to use all of those bulging muscles of his to warm my ample backside, and then we’ll get down to the real action while we hit the showers. This hot little snack of a story contains an alpha male and a curvy woman, spanking, and some good old-fashioned…well, you’ll have to read it to find out.​