Telling Tall Tales

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Pub Date Dec 13 2023 | Archive Date Apr 04 2024
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Description

The tall tale!

The exaggerated, often allegorical and definitely adventurous form of storytelling that has been around since the time of ancient Greece in the west and the Shang dynasty in the east. Classic writers such as: Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Roald Dahl have all dabbled with the entertaining classic tale. And many contemporary writers such as: Stephen King, Michael Faber, and H.P. Lovecraft have taken the genre a step further with their darker, more bizarre stories.

Telling Tall Tales combines elements of both the classic short story and the darker, more bizarre tall tale. In Troubled Waters, we follow the plight of Harvey and Kaitlin in a future apocalypse, an uncanny ark chosen to save humanity, and a survival colony that sows the seeds of civilizations and cultures to come.

In both The Confidence Coat and The Cling Wrap Kid, we are shown how our minds and to some extent, "a little bit of magic," works in our lives in both positive and negative ways. In The Strudel Farm, we discover that we must be very careful of what we wish for and how we obtain it.

Containing a healthy dose of satire, allegory and humor, all of these tales provide the reader an easy, simple narrative experience.

So, go ahead! Try the first one. And, I'm confident that, like the famous potato chips ad, "bet you can't eat just one!" 

The tall tale!

The exaggerated, often allegorical and definitely adventurous form of storytelling that has been around since the time of ancient Greece in the west and the Shang dynasty in the east...


A Note From the Publisher

Illustrated by Tami Boyce

Kindle: 9780473692032

Illustrated by Tami Boyce

Kindle: 9780473692032


Advance Praise

"I loved these short stories!! John Molik has a strong gift for creating interesting characters and settings. Readers will appreciate his social commentaries, satire, and the vivid, dreamlike pictures he paints."

—Readers' Favorite. 

"I loved these short stories!! John Molik has a strong gift for creating interesting characters and settings. Readers will appreciate his social commentaries, satire, and the vivid, dreamlike...


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PAGES 272

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