This was an enjoyable and quick read about a widowed and grumpy owner of Island Books whose unhappy life turns around when he decides to raise a two-year-old girl abandoned at his bookstore named Maya. It’s a great book for book lovers too as it’s told in short stories with references to related books starting … Continue reading The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, A Book Review
Tag: humor
Funny Of The Week
Here’s something to make you laugh. We all need that sometimes. I really don’t know what’s happening here. Answers, anyone? Funny Of The Week
It’s Showbiz Time
By John McGilvray The greatest show in the land has pitched up in town a high wire act, bareback rider and clown. The carnival’s here, buy a ticket for this his acolytes cheer, his enemies hiss. Redneck supporters holler and yell as they clamber aboard the Trump carousel. This ringmaster has no need of top … Continue reading It’s Showbiz Time
Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es
Here is a recent review of my second book from a reader posting on Amazon in Spain. It is an anthology of life lessons and is similar to the format of Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. To see the review you can search for my book on Amazon.es or simply read it … Continue reading Five Star Review of Life Lessons on Amazon.es
Filing an Insurance Claim in Spain: A Trip Through the Bureaucratic Jungle
When my husband and I bought our townhouse in Spain in 2010, we were required to get homeowner's insurance for the property. As a result, we have been paying an annual premium of over €300 ever since for this benefit. Up until this year, we have never filed a claim. However, this summer our awning … Continue reading Filing an Insurance Claim in Spain: A Trip Through the Bureaucratic Jungle
Paperback Writer
By Anthony Jones Balthasar shuddered as the whip cut into his flesh leaving a bright crimson welt as record of its introduction. He smelt the mixture of Chanel and vodka as the Baroness leaned over his shoulder, “And now, leibchen,” she murmured, her tone deepening to a husky contralto, “I shall teach you to scream … Continue reading Paperback Writer
Help!
By Anthony Jones Painting of the Raft of the Medusa A sail on the horizon! A sail, a sail! Please God let them see us! “Au secours! Au secours!” we shouted, although our cries were more desperate croaks. We sounded and looked like a murder of crows, our skins blackened by fourteen whole days under … Continue reading Help!
My Hands Shook with Anticipation
Editors Note: I am in a writers group with John here on Costa Blanca. Before each meeting, we get different prompts in case we don't know what to write about. This week the prompt was: "My hands shook with anticipation." What John wrote in response to the prompt was so funny that I laughed until … Continue reading My Hands Shook with Anticipation
Our Neighborhood Pottymouth
The old man in the nursing home screams out obscenities at least once a week His booming voice carries throughout the neighborhood I can hear him 3 blocks away as he screams over and over Motherfucker! Son-of-a bitch I speculate his children put him in this nursing home to solve their "difficult parent" problem But … Continue reading Our Neighborhood Pottymouth
Learning English Expressions
"England and America are two countries separated by a common language." ---George Bernard Shaw Growing up in Chicagoland, I am a native English speaker. However, now that I live in Spain, I have learned lots of expressions used by British people. The part of Alicante Province where we have retired is filled with retired Brits … Continue reading Learning English Expressions
US Author Nancy Klein in Spain 