Ski Instructors Confidential
The Stories Ski Instructors Swap
Back at the Lodge
Peanut Butter Publishing
February 14, 2005
ASIN: B005C71AVO
Ski Instructors Confidential is a hilarious collection of stories taken from professional ski instructors from Alaska to Vermont; from 1942 to the present. Experience for yourself what ski instructors go through during a typical day as they take flatlander novices through their paces in high altitude playgrounds throughout the world.
Watching Grandma
Circle the Drain
AuthorHouse
July 28, 2011
ISBN-10: 1463437935
ISBN-13: 978-1463437930
In his latest tour de force, Allen Smith takes on the challenges of life from his own gritty perspective. Everything from surviving on-line dating to enduring his first sigmoidoscopy and advancing age. Part One of Watching Grandma Circle the Drain is a collection of Smith’s most entertaining work from his previously published columns.
In part Two, Smith takes aim at news stories by attacking issues like home schooling, women competing in the Tour de France. Watching Grandma Circle the Drain is a bite-sized, entertaining look at the way we complicate our lives. Once you read it, you’ll never look at life the same way again.
Monkey in a Pink Canoe
Winner of the 2014 Best Humor book
by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association
Relentlessly Creative Books; 1st edition
April 21, 2014
ISBN-10:0989540650
ISBN-13: 978-0989540650
Comprised of a collection of his most popular columns and blog posts from the past two years. Monkey in a Pink Canoe is the antidote to sanity. Smith pokes fun at subjects like explaining the birds and the bees to a 6-year-old (Monkey in a Pink Canoe) using street slang, while annihilating the way new parents saddle their children with embarrassing monikers such as Bronx Mowgli, Moxie CrimeFighter and Banana Howdy.
Everything is fair game in Monkey in a Pink Canoe. From the author’s personal challenges of learning how to feed himself (Betty Crocker Means Good Nutrition) to trying to make the best of things while your life collapses around you (With Rentals Like These, Who Needs Friends?).
Monkey in a Pink Canoe is the perfect antidote to real life. The essays are short, entertaining and the ideal vacation from a busy life.
Laughing Bytes
Mastering the Art of
Humor Writing with ChatGPT
Independently published
October 31, 2024
ISBN-13: 979-8345050552
ASIN: B0DLL4D6KZ
Dive into the hilarious crossroads of humor and artificial intelligence with Laughing Bytes: Mastering the Art of Humor Writing with ChatGPT. In this witty and enlightening guide, award-winning humorist Allen R Smith invites readers on a dynamic adventure where technology meets comedy, reshaping the landscape of modern humor writing.
Brimming with a diverse array of ChatGPT prompts, original AI-crafted stories, and sharp insights, Laughing Bytes delves into the peculiar and often surprising ways AI is transforming both the art and science of crafting jokes, punchlines, and satire.
Whether you’re an established humorist, a tech enthusiast, or just someone who loves a good laugh, Laughing Bytes: Mastering the Art of Humor Writing with ChatGPT offers a thought-provoking glimpse into the digital future of laughter, where creativity and code collide to redefine what makes us laugh.
Legends, Lies, and Looney Lore
Where History Meets Fantasy
and Forgets About the Truth – Second Edition
Independently published
October 7, 2024
ASIN: B0DJPSXPT3
Step into a world where the past is rewritten with a twist of absurdity and a dash of wit and ChatGPT. In Legends, Lies, and Looney Lore, you’ll explore wildly imaginative versions of familiar events. Blending fact with fantastical fiction, these versions of familiar historical tales offer a fresh perspective on the stories you thought you knew. Perfect for fans of humor writing and anyone who’s ever wondered, “What if?” Legends, Lies, and Looney Lore reminds us that while history is serious business, it doesn’t always have to be taken that way.
From Meh? to Marvelous
12 ChatGPT Lessons to Supercharge
Your Humor Writing
Independently published
September 9, 2024
ASIN: B0DGM4Q62L
Are you ready to supercharge your humor writing and leave your readers rolling in the aisles? From Meh to Marvelous: 12 ChatGPT Lessons to Supercharge Your Humor Writing is your ultimate guide to unleashing the full comedic power of AI in your writing. Whether you’re a seasoned humorist or a newbie looking to add some punch to your punchlines, this book is packed with tools, tricks, and hilarious tips.
Learn how to craft side-splitting scenarios, punch up your jokes, and even create offbeat prompts that will elevate your creativity to new, laugh-inducing heights. With ChatGPT as your comedy co-pilot, you’ll turn ordinary ideas into extraordinary laughs. Buckle up and get ready for a wildly entertaining journey into the future of digital humor!
Some of my other contributions:
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners
Chicken Soup for the Soul; 1st edition
July 13, 2010
ISBN-10: 1935096494
ISBN-13: 978-1935096498
Runners will love these inspirational stories about their sport — the camaraderie, the self-discipline, the energy and endorphins they enjoy, the self-discovery. Includes stories on swimming and cycling for triathletes too.
When runners aren’t running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running. This book contains 101 stories from everyday and famous runners. Telling their stories to other runners about how running has improved their lives, how they recovered from injuries, how they challenge themselves. It include real, amazing stories of marathons, camaraderie, and the natural high that comes from this popular sport. There are plenty of stories for triathletes too, covering swimming and cycling.
The Gigantic Armchair Reader
West Side Publishing
September 7, 2009
ISBN-10: 1412716535
ISBN-13: 978-1412716536
What do you get when you fill more than 500 pages with some of the most curious, interesting, and oddball facts and explanations available to intelligent man? You get The Gigantic Armchair Reader. It’s a classic installment in the immensely popular Armchair Reader series.
Equal parts wisdom and humor, The Gigantic Armchair Reader contains countless stories about the kooky, the fascinating, and the amazing. Perfect as a gift for a loved one or for yourself and a great way to pass a few minutes or a long weekend on the couch, The Gigantic Armchair Reader won’t fail to make you think.
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