Surreal short stories for people with short attention spans. Enter a world of late night diners, vengeful aliens and interdimensional portals; a place where monsters dwell, park benches talk, and supernatural hitchhikers make playthings of us all. Absurd is the new normal in the fast-paced, whimsical world of Marcel St. Pierre’s Shortweird Stories. The stories are short, fast-paced and quick-witted, mining the mundane and surreal alike with a dark, comedic sensibility that also manages to be touching, sometimes sensitive and bittersweet. The perfect one-day read for the cottage or daily commute. All 3 books in the Shortweird Stories series are available in ebook or paperback. Click here or on any of the books below for online store options, or your local independent bookstore may be able to order them for you!
“ … supernatural and paranormal humour are woven through the pages like magic … ingenious, brilliant storytelling … playful, obscure and abstract … clever crafted stories… imagination at its best… “
Meredith Grant, San Francisco Book Review
” … reminds me of Terry Pratchett … if he were Canadian and had ADHD …”
Steve Patterson, author, comedian and host of CBC Radio’s ‘The Debaters’
“… funny, inventive, delightful… on par with the best of Sedaris…”
Paul Bellini, writer, comedian & author
” … high quality, comedic heft … a worthy companion to Steve Martin’s ‘Cruel Shoes’, John Stewart’s ‘Naked Pictures of Famous People’ and some third example of a well-received book …”
Steve Shehori, Huffington Post
“Each story is an imaginative gem… funny, charming, surprising and whimsical…”
Don Ferguson, Royal Canadian Air Farce
