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Funny People
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781978013896
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 12 2017
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Wayne M. Ginter adds a bit of the fantastic to everyday life in his new short story collection. Funny People takes ordinary people and places them in amazing situations. Each story carries a unique lesson about growing up, finding your own path in life, or learning to adapt to the obstacles you face along the way.
Ginter's funny people are down-to-earth souls dealing with very relatable issues. In one story, a schoolgirl feels uncertain about her future and turns to her wise grandmother for help. In another, a woman quietly resents her sister's dilettante attitude toward life. Other stories feature a lonely woman dreaming of swimming elephants, a thoroughly average man hiding a strange secret, and a tiny girl yearning to chase after fireflies.
Then, something startling happens. A lobster comes waltzing through the front door, hungry for his dinner. A street full of owls voice their thoughts in a way that shocks their audience. Visions of long-departed loved ones appear, and the walls between fantasy and reality begin to fade. As the characters are confronted with fantastic dreams or nightmares, they each must make a choice whether to give in to the magic or deny it.
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