Fiction - Absurdist

What if every wish, every mistake, every impulsive moment carried a fatal twist?The Screw Turns - Vol. 1 is a razor-sharp, darkly irresistible anthology (approx. 205 pages) where ordinary people make ordinary choices-until fate decides to collect its debt.Blending the tension of a medical...

A light-hearted romp into a contemporary world full of unravelling tarot magic. What do you get when an enchanted cat, a cursed tarot deck, and an obsessive-compulsive free-spirited woman's repressed sorcery make contact? Jane Starr! Follow Jane as she attempts to untangle herself from...

Unearth the chilling mystery of "The Colour Out of Space," a haunting masterpiece by H. P. Lovecraft, now resurrected from obscurity. After decades out of print, this timeless tale is reborn, meticulously restored by Alpha Editions for today's and future generations. Dive into a...

There are few students in my class. When one considers what the subject is, this isn't surprising. I teach myself. In other words, I impart to my students facts and fancies based on my life and ideas. It's the least popular class in the...

You (Desmond) are woken in your hotel room by the bedside phone ringing at 2 a.m. A damsel in distress is calling you from the room immediately above. She begs you to come and rescue her at once as two men are about to...

Lights refract through smoke, catch suspended or carry upwards, into the roofspaces of an unnamed city. Edmund Davie's debut shambles along this city's streets, its granular spaces, through the classical unities of a single day. Lights in their many forms reflect in the labyrinths...

George Dilgunk, an everyman's everyman, begins his life with tragedy knocking at the door. After the death of his best friend and the disappearance of his girlfriend, George embarks on a strange odyssey forgoing all the rational rules. He's on a collision course with...

Solemnity is, in its way, a love story. It is a vehicle for its narrator to understand the collapse of his relationship and his sanity, an attempt to answer the three questions Abraham Lincoln posed in his first inaugural address: IS IT POSSIBLE, THEN,...

This collection of poetry is described by the author as a magnificent work of literary genius that no self-respecting person in possession of a functioning brain should be without. But don't just take his word for it, buy a copy and make your own...

ARROWHEAD MARK SPOTS OF WITS: TAKING ON THE DRAGON. It is one thing to prepare for war. It is a different experience to fight the war. This we shall find out in this concluding story of freedom. It might have appeared that you were...

Scientists are working hard on understanding this new contagion, while Al has already figured it out. It's nothing more than an Act of God, told on the Stage of Life, for the dissemination of the refined and the blind, both to savor willynilly in...

Did you hear the one about a man who walks into a bar in Rotterdam?Author: T. StolinskiISBN-10: 1716394805ISBN-13: 9781716394805Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2020Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.13d

The compilation of all of Derek Harrison's short stories from May 2020 to December 2021, begun at age 15 and finalized at age 17Author: Derek HarrisonISBN-10: 1716052750ISBN-13: 9781716052750Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/29/2021Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d

Paul Undres, the baby boomer's baby boomer. Born to hit college in the nineteen sixties, Paul experienced the hippie counter culture, the Air Force, corporate "normalcy," but most of all-time on his hands and nothing to do. What could possibly go absurd? Paul's choices...

I write about the theatre of the absurd, of which there is no shortage of subjects or topics. This is a book steeped in satire. It is not for the feint of heart, or the humorless drones that plague our world. You know who...

Excerpt from The Night Watch: "As quiet as mice they hid, during Occupation, during the War... It was all there, in the pamphlet. The Anne Frank House was in the heart of Amsterdam, close to the Westerkerk. This was Titus Koninck's first time in...

This is a further adventure of Inspector Jack Hedgeas he grapples with the problem of his identity untilhe realises he does not need one. Meanwhile hehas been sent abroad (there's a lot of abroad!)supposedly on a case but he suspects more likelyto get rid...

Theres no business like show business, and Arturo Hammer knows that firsthand. From the hard-drinking fields of Northern California, to the soft entertainment fields of Hollywood, and from the orchards of the Big Apple to the jungles of Indochina, Hammer goes on a drug-fueled,...

Writer P.A. Hurd presents "All Together Now", a complete collection of incomplete stories written by his friend Greg Marshall. With extensive commentary, the works of Greg Marshall are now available to a whole new audience. Experience the life and work of Greg Marshall, former...

Get ready to dive into the world of guitar mastery with this unique book that combines concise lessons and captivating fictional stories. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, you'll find something to learn and enjoy in this compilation of guitar lessons covering...

Are you looking for a collection of short stories and nonfiction articles that will take you on a wild ride? Look no further than this unique blend of southern gothic and absurdist themes. From physical fitness to time travel to the middle ages, from...

"The As Yet Unnameable" is a captivating collection of five short stories and numerous poems that will take readers on a journey through the intersections of Southern Gothic literature, mathematics, absurdism, and elements of science fiction. Written by Jagger Knox, whose writing style combines...

The Underling by Heinrich MannDiederich He ling is a coward in search of authority, a dreamer who worships power. Behind his devotion to the Kaiser and all things imperial lies a hollow man, eager to surrender his will to any higher force that will...

In the shadowy realm where order crumbles and unpredictability reigns, "Chaos Unleashed" emerges as an anthology of stories that pay homage to the enigmatic philosophy of Discordianism. These tales twist and turn through the chaotic corridors of reality, inviting readers to question the very...

Eli is tired of his job at Fantastic Spray Tans. The customers there are crazy, his boss is crazy, and his search for a new job is driving him crazy. How much can he take before he completely loses his mind? When the world...

In this hilarious spy spoof, lunatic Theodore Ziegen-Wirbelsaule is under the delusion that he is a Cold War operative and that he has invented a device which identifies espionage agents. Ageing hack journalist Kevin Tregennis humours him but is later asked to spy for...

15 Funny Funny Calypso Comedy stories by Virgin Islands Singer Songwriter and Broadway Playwright Scott Fagan. Written in the Calypso dialect language of his childhood. Challenging to read for that reason, but well worth the effort.Author: Scott FaganISBN-10: 1458310116ISBN-13: 9781458310118Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2022Pages: 94Format:...

Franzi may be an Orangutan but he has a war to win - or rather he faces the challenge of helping Britain, the Commonwealth and the Empire to defeat the Axis Powers. Of course there's the little hurdle posed by his incarceration in a...

Eddie Plum, who insists he's been unjustifiably committed to a California psychiatric hospital, manages to finally escape after fourteen years of incarceration to start his life anew. On the run, he holes up in a sheltered barrio on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean...

Still think you're smart? Prove it. Or better yet, prove how stupid you really are. From the creators of the Stupid series comes the ultimate parody workbook: The Stupid Self-Test Manual - a laugh-out-loud guide to measuring your IQ (Intelligence Quotient), EQ (Emotional Quotient),...

A messianic tale about a group of professional mourners--a darkly funny novel of grief, mystery and redemption from the author of The Delivery. Ed is a weeper. A professional weeper. He's a card-carrying member of an eccentric union hired to cry at funerals, wakes,...

The Morning of the MogulA Novel of Intrigue, Betrayal, and AbsurdityWhat if an ordinary morning saw you torn from your desk, stripped of your identity, and thrust into the heart of a conspiracy you'd never imagined existed?Bassam Bourasin leads a quiet life as a...

"Denis Johnson seems to be the abiding spirit of the novel, which achieves the incendiary strangeness of his prose . . . Bible offers us a remarkable vision of adolescence as not just a time of extreme exposure but one of visionary longing." --...

Since its inception in Paris in 1960, the OuLiPo--ouvroir de littérature potentielle, or workshop for potential literature--has continually expanded our sense of what writing can do. It's produced, among many other marvels, a detective novel without the letter e (and a sequel of sorts...

It began with a biscuit. Not a grand biscuit, nor a terrible one-simply a biscuit, unremarkable in every way but the one that mattered most: it was there.From the first bite to the final crumb, this is the saga of that biscuit, told with...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick"Winningly zany . . . [Levine's] commitment to boinging around the loopy little world she's built is total. Only a killjoy would refuse to join her."--New York Times Book ReviewFrom the author of the cult classic Treasure...

Gothic short story written entirely in poetry prose. Narrated by an omnipresent and omnipotent third and second person voice, following the misfortunate life of the protagonist "Pearl". The story explores existential themes of humanity, life, space, being, philosophy. As well as the classical themes...

Author: R. E. HardymanISBN-13: 9798233832321Publisher: R. E. HardymanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2026Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d

Author: Sam RiviereISBN-10: 1646223462ISBN-13: 9781646223466Publisher: CatapultLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2026Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

Author: Amy FusselmanISBN-10: 1646223489ISBN-13: 9781646223480Publisher: CatapultLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/22/2026Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

A middle-aged mathematician meets a mysterious Gypsy in a bar. A nutty math whiz disappears from his home, leaving behind his cellphone and a series of cryptic notes. A jilted sessional lecturer flounders for solid ground-no small feat now that her drug supplier has...

In a village untouched by time, people live in serene eternity-until one day when clocks begin to tick, hair turns gray, and moments start to slip away. When the once-timeless haven begins to fracture under the weight of hours and endings, the town watchman...

A provocative black comedy of mystery, hijinks, and absurdist despair set at the only theme park devoted to death, dying, and the afterlife Zita Chang's job--marketing death for the twenty-first century--is just like everyone else's entry-level position in a corporate machine. While she's grinding...

Win or lose, the result of this game on the popular UK Quiz Show - The Chase, will have unexpected consequences. Welcome to Winsberry. Paul is a lifelong citizen. Average, out of work and living with his mom. Yet he has the determination to...

What would you do if there was nothing wrong with your relationship, but you were certain it was about to shatter?Sally Story has always been the foundation. A master of hand-crafted furniture, she's spent years supporting her husband Wes, selling his paintings out of...

The main character of the book, an eccentric Aleph McNaught, is at a crossroads in what he sees as a meaningless life. Abused as a child, he turns to drugs and ends up locked up in an asylum before launching into a new and...

When the curtain falls on the life of a bitter, self-absorbed actor, he leaves behind two resentful children-Sophie and Ambrose-and one final act of cruelty: his entire estate bequeathed not to them but to his office geranium, Henrietta. Under the dutiful care of his...

When Washington, D.C. spirals toward chaos, two of its most illustrious Founders are summoned from the grave.Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton reappear in present-day America at the desperate request of President Duck, a commander-in-chief facing mass protests, political meltdown-and a baffling condition that limits...

Franz Kafka's bizarrely comedic meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation expressed through the story of a man who is transformed overnight into a giant beetle, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Classics line....

Welcome to the workplace circus - where the water cooler serves watered-down despair, meetings multiply like rabbits, and HR's only real skill is collecting every screw-up in one building. And guess what? You're stuck right in the middle of it.Coworkers and Other Clowns is...