Really Odd Short Stories (Stories to tell Book 4)
About
Welcome to Really Odd Short Stories – seventeen absurdly funny tales from the wonderfully warped imagination of Alan Crawford. Inspired by the legendary weirdness of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, these darkly humorous short stories offer a uniquely Australian blend of sarcasm, cynicism, and pure, unfiltered absurdity.
Inside this collection you'll discover:
Bureaucrats who become something far worse than monsters
A Christmas that takes a very unexpected turn
Everyday conversations that spiral into complete madness
Logic packing its bags and quietly leaving the building
Perfect reads for coffee breaks, commutes, or those moments when reality needs a little help becoming stranger
Where do these ideas come from? Nobody knows – not even the author. When the trousers, mind, or weather conditions suit such things, the words simply flow. The result is a collection of weird, wonderful, and wonderfully odd stories that will leave you grinning – or scratching your head. Probably both.
If you've ever wondered what happens when common sense takes the day off, this collection belongs on your bookshelf.
Grab your copy today – then prepare to question reality, one gloriously odd story at a time.
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Praise for this book
Alan Crawford’s Really Odd Short Stories is exactly what the title promises odd, quirky, and delightfully unpredictable. Each of the 24 stories is like a quick detour into a strange little world, where the rules of reality don’t always apply but the characters feel surprisingly real.
What I enjoyed most was the variety. Some stories are darkly humorous, others are unsettling in that “did I really just read that?” kind of way, and a few left me laughing at their absurdity. The brevity works in Crawford’s favor, he doesn’t waste words, and every story gets straight to the point while still leaving enough to chew on afterward.
A couple of the tales were so bizarre they almost lost me, but even then, I found myself thinking about them later, which says something about their staying power. My favorites were the ones where the weirdness crept up slowly, starting from something ordinary and twisting into the unexpected.
This isn’t a collection for someone looking for neat, traditional storytelling. But if you like fiction that pokes at the edges of normal, makes you laugh in one breath and squirm in the next, you’ll find plenty to enjoy here. It’s the kind of book you can dip into between things, but I’ll admit I binged several stories in a row because I kept wanting to see what odd corner Crawford’s imagination would wander into next.
Overall, Really Odd Short Stories is strange in the best way—offbeat, clever, and memorable.