Fiction - Absurdist

"The western coast of the Bering Strait is made out of chocolate.""James Kingswell, a high school teacher in the late 1930s, was the first person on record to be able to lick his own eyebrow.""Cocker spaniels can rotate their heads 720 , but only...

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...

Watson Thomas - failed filmmaker, ailurophile, psychonaut - unleashes a fractal scream from the edge of oblivion, reducing our obsessions to the primal binary of monkey and banana. Part psychedelic odyssey, part Appalachian war whoop, part consumerist koan, "The Monkey-Banana Reduction" morphs parody into...

Author: Franz KafkaISBN-10: 139886935XISBN-13: 9781398869356Publisher: Sirius EntertainmentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2026Pages: 928Format: Hardcover

In this reissue of her electric debut collection, Madeline Cash, the author of Lost Lambs, synthesizes the godlessness of a digital age into a glimmering, life-affirming collage of stories. Earth Angel is a book like no other, a story collection of postmodern angst that...

Winner - 2025 Literary Global Book Awards (Fiction-Humor)Winner - Indies Today 2026 Best HumorFinalist - 2025 American Writing Awards (Fiction-Satire)Recognized for its sharp humor, atmospheric mystery, and distinctive desert noir storytelling.Welcome to Radio SpringsWhen photographer Jane Dougherty's car breaks down on a forgotten stretch...

THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IN DIALECT.Embark on a captivating journey through the pages of "Pastafarian Chronicles: Navigatin' da Noodle-y Seas o' Faith," where Ministeroni Antonicus invites you to join him on a thought-provoking adventure that traverses the realms of belief and skepticism. With a...

When immigration officials arrest Carlos Calderon-an undocumented immigrant by appearance, but not by law-no accusation is made, no paperwork explained, and no timeline offered. His life is abruptly suspended inside a system that refuses to define his crime yet insists on his guilt. As...

Author: Michael Loyd GrayISBN-10: 1965059988ISBN-13: 9781965059982Publisher: Willow River PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2026Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

THE ADVENTURES OF POKEY THE PENGUIN VOLUME 2!!! CONTAINS ADVENTURES 51-100!! BEST, POKEYAuthor: The AuthorsISBN-13: 9798233063701Publisher: AuthorsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/23/2026Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d

From one of the preeminent literary voices in Israel comes a darkly funny collection of surrealist stories exploring the increasingly complex relationship between humans and technology. Set in our world, alternate realities, distant futures, and the immortal realm, the stories in Autocorrect traverse the...

What if the greatest enemy is not outside us... but within?In a world shaped by fear, ambition, and compromise, a group of young intellectuals struggle to find meaning, truth, and dignity. Torn between ideals and survival, love and betrayal, they discover that the real...

'If the dead only knew, they would spin in their graves.'But what if the dead are not to be found in graves at all, but in a world beyond graves, from where they could exercise omnipotent powers to investigate the circumstances of their deaths?The...

With western society rebounding between the suffocation of political correctness and the moral dilemmas of same-sex marriage and the garbage broadcasted on commercial television, this story is about three Australian blue collar workers who struggle to make sense of it all. In a series...

Blankness at the Terminus can be considered the second of two volumes of the completed longer work of fiction Furtive and Bearable Cessation. Blankness at the Terminus is a depiction of characters trying to be touched and overwhelmed, trying to come to terms with...

Kat Cataclysm is an ethically non-monogamous bisexual woman and absurdist short fiction writer who embarks upon writing a book called 99 Erics, chronicling her experiences dating ninety-nine different people named Eric. The book is largely comprised of humorous anecdotes from Kat's dates with various...

Author: Kevin SampsellISBN-10: 1967136009ISBN-13: 9781967136001Publisher: Impeller PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.55d

A Metaphysical Literary Fiction Novel of Seafood, Satire, and SurvivalIn the chaotic underworld of Lower Manhattan's culinary scene, Jim Herough Bois runs a seafood restaurant like no other-serving up insects, oysters, and existential dread with a side of dark humor. His restaurant, Herough, isn't...

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

A darkly funny and profoundly moving new novel by award-winning author Patrick Cottrell.And who did I think I was, trying to teach the troubled youth how to write?...I would say I was Dan Moran, a Korean adoptee, single, approaching forty, once plain-in-appearance as a...

Written in the style of Mitch Albom's, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The School Factory by Christine Adams switches time from present day, to the past and into the future. The commanding day is June 10th. The primary storyteller, Jenny Anderson, a...

Another Leg in the Pipeline is a humorous but fictional diary of the general manager of a leading life insurance company in Asia. Anyone who works in the insurance sector - or anyone who has had an unpleasant experience with an insurer - should...

Three elite soldiers has to see their way to Crimson King holding his nation for a ransom. Author: Audrius RazmaISBN-13: 9798223645795Publisher: Hiroshima Office PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2021Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.16d

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide,...

Unlock the doors to a world where science defies societal norms in George S. Schuyler's "Black No More," a provocative satire that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully republished by Alpha Editions. This restored edition is not just a...

Introducing "Losers: Short Stories" - the ultimate underdog collection that'll make you laugh, cry, and root for the little guy (even if he never quite makes it). These tales take a break from the typical hero-centric narrative and instead dive into the lives of...

Author: Michael OreyISBN-13: 9798901741184Publisher: Atmosphere PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/2026Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d

Author: S. R. Travers,Franz KafkaISBN-10: 191850976XISBN-13: 9781918509762Publisher: Lost Book ProjectLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2026Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

Abserdia is a work of psychological absurdist fiction with philosophical depth, and the opening novel in The Absurds series. Caleb tells his own story, but he can't fully trust it. His memory slips, scenes repeat with small changes, and time refuses to stay in...

"Wry, wise, and full of heart. Amato's collection is a master class in short story fiction." -Niamh McAnally, author of Following SunshineWhen ordinary lives meet extraordinary moments, magic happens.Take a journey through An Author's Dozen where vivid characters share their compelling adventures. Each of...

Rediscover a lost masterpiece with "The Coming of The Ice" by Green Peyton, a gripping tale that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully restored by Alpha Editions. This collector s item is not just a reprint; it s a...

When Victoria Seymour was elected Prime Minister, she had one simple agenda: end obesity to prepare the UK workforce for careers outside the European protectorate.In the wake of Brexit, Victoria moves into No. 10 Downing Street as the new leader of the United Kingdom....

A Lynchian, absurdist debut novel for fans of Alexandra Tanner and Emma Cline about two disaffected young women and the local homeless man they become obsessed with. The Bowl is a strange place: surrounded by abandoned almond orchards filled with feral children and neighboring...

Beyond the Cubicle and Other Stories isn't just a collection-it's a trapdoor.You open it expecting short fiction and suddenly you're fall through a kaleidoscope of horror, sci-fi, office dread, cosmic tenderness, psychological spirals, and the kind of strange hope only a survivor could write.Frank...

In a world bereft of common sense or decency, social service or grace, DUCK redux is the story of a duck who saves the life of a man...DUCK redux is both allegory and memoir, peopled and storied by Nic's work as a volunteer crisis...

A unique collection of short and short short stories that are unusual, sarcastic with wordplayAuthor: Mikul RobinsISBN-13: 9798232954529Publisher: Mikul RobinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2025Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.64d

Sarah Jane Berg thought she'd hit rock bottom, then she dug a little deeper.Forced into an unwanted marriage, she endured a decade of unhappiness before finding the courage to divorce, leading promptly to being shunned by her family and their cult of a church....

In every age, a shadow moves unseen. Where kingdoms rise and fall, where humanity drifts toward ruin, they are there - faceless, nameless, sworn to a mission no one will remember.They are M.A.T.T.O.C.K.: the hidden hand forged to hold back the end of the...

'Strangers On the Internet' is a thought-provoking novella that delves into the far-reaching consequences of social media on the lives of everyday individuals. The story intricately weaves together the lives of seven strangers - Krist, Dan, Nika, Archi, Kamaal, Kasper, and Molly - who...

The Andrea Miranda 3 Plays is a collection of three thought-provoking and impactful plays that deal with pressing issues of our time.The War Unspoken takes us back to World War II and follows the stories of seven women who find themselves united in the...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE - LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE - FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS Set in Ukraine, an eccentric scientist breeding rare snails crosses paths with sisters...

A man, Myrbråten, has been commissioned by an official body in Norway to compose a report on the status of Norway's national monuments and their preservation. Myrbråten abandons the project and throws his mobile phone and laptop into a ditch, then meets a woman,...

A portrait of the poet as an office worker, plumbing the depths of the spiritual gulf between art and work.It's the summer of 2017 and D__, a poet working by day as a copywriter at a retail start-up, can't dispel a creeping sense of...

Discover the long-lost gem of literary brilliance with "Collectivum" by Mike Lewis, a masterpiece that has been out of print for decades and is now beautifully restored by Alpha Editions. This isn't just a reprint; it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, meticulously...

Step into a world where the boundaries of reality and imagination blur in Alan Edward Nourse's "The Dark Door," a gripping tale that has captivated readers for generations. Once lost to time, this mesmerizing classic is now reborn, meticulously restored and republished by Alpha...

In death, as in life, paperwork is hell. The paperwork for the recently deceased Monty Zubris needs to be examined and deliberated upon. So, meanwhile, the Devil has consigned him to the Waiting Room of the Afterlife. It is ordered alphabetically, so he is...

Rachel Sims, a young Midwestern farm wife, disappears in 1952 under mysterious circumstances while apparently on her way to a clandestine meeting with a man who is not her husband. Some people in a nearby small town claim they saw her leaving the area...

In a realm where shadows whisper and time bends, an ordinary soul is thrust into an extraordinary destiny. As hidden forces awaken and old prophecies unravel, allies become enemies, and the line between reality and illusion fades. This gripping adventure blends mystery, action, and...

Sent to work from home and in isolation from the onset of the pandemic, Frank Smith is losing control over his carefully constructed environment. Forced into unemployment, his hyper-focus turns towards what he can control: walking endless circles in his home, conserving toilet paper...

The year is 1969. After an interminable four years under the boot of the US military, twenty-four-year-old Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers is ready for his real life to begin. His plans are straightforward: spend as much time as he can with his girlfriend, Jane, finish...