Tall Tales & Shaggy Dogs: Stories And Short Humor By Abner Serd

I walked into Elmer's Cafe just in time to miss the tail end of Buddy's heartwarming and often-told story about a pet garter snake he used to have, back when he was a kid ...

My friend Stretch claims to be an eccentric millionaire. I said "does that mean you take a funny orbit around money?" ...

My friend Vern Acular and I were out on firefly patrol last night. It's early in the season, but you can't ever afford to let your guard down ...

Bobby always knew he was destined to do Great Things. After all, he was famous from the minute he was born ...

My friend Rusty Sheehan bumped into me the other day – not too surprisingly, seeing as how he was walking sideways ...

My friend Bill O'Sale is a businessman. He's always on the lookout for new business opportunities ...

My friend Jimmy Fingerbutton invented an unforgetting machine. I can't remember what it's called ...

It was springtime when I woke up this morning. By the time I finished breakfast, I could feel summer coming over the horizon ...

Here's a little poem for the kids: In the forest of Toogaloo Dank / Lived a spotted woodpecker named Hank ...

They say the world is getting smaller. I don't rightly know about that. THEY say a lot of things that don't make any sense ...

My friend Seth Haitian is a marine biologist. He studies the life cycle of whales ...

I saw my friend Paul Nader the other day. He was wearing a bright yellow vest, a pair of wings, a couple of saddlebags strapped to his legs, and a fuzzy black hat with a pair of antennae sticking out the top ...

Not too long ago, in a town not too far away, there lived a very sensible young boy named Brian ...

My friend Buddy just got a new job. He's a timekeeper. It's a dream job, when you think about it ...

I walked into Elmer's Cafe the other day. Elmer said "who are you?" ...

My friend Archie Meade is a graduate student. He's studying modern mathematical philosophy ...

My friend Limber Jack is a conditioning coach for triathletes ...

Once upon a far away and long ago, there lived a young girl named Alice ...

My friend Octavia Allegra is a composer of classical music ...

My friend Anne Tenner has a giant set of eating utensils installed on her roof ...