52 Humorous and Inspirational Short Stories

     These stories are similar to Chicken Soup for the Soul or O.Henry short stories, but shorter having been written for the newspapers and magazines across the U.S. and around the world in the syndicated column Life’s Outtakes. From the humor of a girl's wrath in A Practical Joke Gone Awry to the touching reminder of those who are less fortunate in The Year I Lived Christmas, this is a fun look at family and community life.

Stories include:

1. Practical Joke Gone Awry
2. The Mechanics Test
3. Animal Anomalies
4. A Technology World
5. A Little Bit Of Motivation
6. Misbehaving Washing Machines
7. It's Ninety Percent Mental
8. The Importance Of Playing Fairly
9. The Perfect Halloween Prank
10. Spreading Sunshine
11. It's Not Over Until The Whistle Blows
12. Key Responsibilities
13. Differences In Gratitude
14. In The Hot Seat
15. The Relationship
16. The Year I Lived Christmas
17. The Mysterious Broken Waterer
18. A Relative Disaster
19. Dealing With Class Complaints
20. Keys Of Christmases Past
21. The Joy Of Learning?
22. Your Toughest Opponent Is Yourself
23. Old Hickory - The Board Of Education
24. Getting Stuck With Pinning On A Corsage
25. A Snow Machine And A Valuable Lesson
26. Always Together
27. What's In A Name - Jackie Honda
28. What My Students Learned
29. A Young Calf And An Unforgiving Swing
30. How Farm Dogs Get Their Names
31. The Healing At the Pool Of Bethesda
32. Don't Take Away A Calf's Dinner
33. Bovine Madness
34. Hiking Packs Unevenly Distributed
35. What's In Your Pack
36. Human Rights Violations And Cinnamon Rolls
37. An Empty Tank, And Late To School
38. Destroying One's Enemies
39. The Picture In The Wallet
40. A Friend's Girlfriend, Or Not
41. I Am Grateful For A Father Who…
42. Something New, Something Bubbly
43. Freedom We Take For Granted
44. Best Fishing Spots Are Kept Secret
45. That Spam I Am
46. Heart Aches Of Being A Parent
47. The Imperfect Gift
48. Sisterly Love
49. Buying Better Raspberries
50. That Really Stinks
51. How To Get Out Of Band Class
52. Oh Deer

52 Humorous And Inspirational Short Stories! 52 humorous and inspirational short stories from year 6 of Life's Outtakes, a nationally syndicated column by Daris Howard. From the humor of a girl's wrath in A Practical Joke Gone Awry to the touching reminder of those who are less fortunate in The Year I Lived Christmas, this is a fun look at family and community life. Stories include: Practical Joke Gone Awry The Mechanics Test Animal Anomalies A Technology World A Little Bit Of Motivation Misbehaving Washing Machines It's Ninety Percent Mental The Importance Of Playing Fairly The Perfect Halloween Prank Spreading Sunshine It's Not Over Until The Whistle Blows Key Responsibilities Differences In Gratitude In The Hot Seat The Relationship The Year I Lived Christmas The Mysterious Broken Waterer A Relative Disaster Dealing With Class Complaints Keys Of Christmases Past The Joy Of Learning? Your Toughest Opponent Is Yourself Old Hickory - The Board Of Education Getting Stuck With Pinning On A Corsage A Snow Machine And A Valuable Lesson Always Together What's In A Name - Jackie Honda What My Students Learned A Young Calf And An Unforgiving Swing How Farm Dogs Get Their Names The Healing At the Pool Of Bethesda Don't Take Away A Calf's Dinner Bovine Madness Hiking Packs Unevenly Distributed What's In Your Pack Human Rights Violations And Cinnamon Rolls An Empty Tank, And Late To School Destroying One's Enemies The Picture In The Wallet A Friend's Girlfriend, Or Not I Am Grateful For A Father Who... Something New, Something Bubbly Freedom We Take For Granted Best Fishing Spots Are Kept Secret That Spam I Am Heart Aches Of Being A Parent The Imperfect Gift Sisterly Love Buying Better Raspberries That Really Stinks How To Get Out Of Band Class Oh Deer