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A Bad Hair Day Turned Funny

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Remember back in the summer, when I shared a submissions opportunity with you about Shaker of Margaritas: Bad Hair Day? You may recall that my sainted mother had a few issues when I “tried to write funny.” Thankfully, Linda Fisher, editor over at Mozark Press, did not.

My story, “Fluffo vs. Charlotte,” is in this newest anthology, just released! In fact, I recognized quite a few writers with stories in this anthology. And P.S. I read all the stories in the proof, and laughed out loud at how really bad a bad hair day can be. Check out this post at the Mozark Press blog for a preview of the stories (and writers you know!).

You’ll laugh, too. And as my mother’s still recuperating from her fall, I’m thinking I know just what she needs to perk up her spirits. Even if she likes the other stories way better than mine.

(You can order your A Shaker of Margaritas: A Bad Hair Day here. And you can get the Kindle edition as well. Just a quick reminder, too, that even if you do not have a Kindle, you can download for FREE  the Kindle reading app for your PC.

 

Mozark Press Call Out and Trying to Be Funny

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Mozark Press has a quick call out for humorous stories that I received while hanging out at the beach with my folks. Which is kinda funny…well, let me tell you about the call out first.

The editor is seeking humorous fiction for A Shaker of Margaritas: A Bad Hair Day and you must submit by July 15th. So you probably want to go straight over here for all the submission details. It sounds like a fun premise, and the stories in the Shaker of Margaritas series are always a hoot, so I hope I can come up with something soon. Though I don’t know how good it’ll be if I need to write a humorous story.

See, I brought my mom and dad a handful of Chicken Soup books on this last visit: Chicken Soup’s Messages From Heaven, Boost Your Brain, and Married Life. All books that you may recall have a story from yours truly (also known as their loving daughter). My mom finally got around to reading my contributions (after I’d left) and so when I called to let her know I’d arrived safely back across the state, she wanted to let me know what she thought about my work.

MOM: I really like when you write a simple story…like the one in that Brain book. I don’t know about those stories when you try to be funny.

ME: Well, thanks, Mom. I’m kinda glad Chicken Soup doesn’t feel that way.

(I had two stories in the Married Life book.)

MOM: I’m just saying that your simple stories are better. I don’t know why you try to be funny.

(Notice how Mom kept saying “try to be funny”–clearly implying that I’m not succeeding.)

ME: Well, Mom, the Married Life book asked for funny stories. So I had to “try” to write something funny.

MOM: Oh. Well, I suppose if you had to try to be funny…

So I shall “try to be funny” for Shaker of Margaritas: Bad Hair Day. But I don’t think my mom’s expecting much.