A Total Kerfuffle And Other Laughable Stories

By Lauren Ahl

Lauren Ahl’s A TOTAL KERFUFFLE AND OTHER LAUGHABLE STORIES is a collection of flash fiction stories that highlight the absurdity of real-life situations one hopes to not run into. Witness the phrase “from bad to worse” personified in these fun stories about unpredictable predicaments.

In “Birds of a Father“, Paul, a father on Christmas day in charge of family dinner, accidentally ends up burning the star bird of the meal, the turkey. This father’s last-ditch attempt to save Christmas for his family and his obsession with being a good father leads Paul to an erratic quest to find a solution.

Following the holiday spirit, in “Roasting on an Open Fire” Quentin hides from his employees after waiting till the office holiday party to announce employee layoffs. In this drama, Quentin must face his feelings about being a boss and his relationship with his employees.

“Playground Rules” takes it back to elementary school where eleven-year-old Levi faces a prank gone terribly wrong. Guilty Levi must stop a fight between two best friends in the midst of the entire elementary school cheering on the fight.

With a similar child protagonist, in “Pulling on your Leg”, the young robot boy Motley wanders around the gritty streets looking for ways to make means to fix his busted leg. Despite his precarious situation, Motley keeps a witty attitude and finds a new friend along the way.

This collection of stories will have you laughing and cringing as these characters try to find an answer to their goofy dilemmas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lauren Ahl
• Release date: Sep 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005438579

Lauren Ahl

Lauren Ahl is a screenwriter focusing on comedy, realistic fiction, and animated television. She is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. Lauren has training in technical, professional, and social media, alongside creative writing. She has written and delivered speeches on the steps of her state capital, at her high school graduation, and to her National Honor Society initiates. It’s her mission to create characters and stories that her viewers can relate to and see a part of themselves in. Lauren dedicates her writing to her six cats who sleep on her laptop as she writes. Outside of writing, Lauren enjoys painting and crafting up new creative projects.

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