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Wacky Stories With Twist Endings Volume 4 Kindle Edition

by John M W Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
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Emily knows that MEN WILL SAY ANYTHING to get what they want, but can she be persuaded to take a chance on Jim? No man can resist TEMPTATION, and she can prove it any time, Jenny boasts to her friends….but has she bitten off more than she can chew on this occasion? Sally loves working on the PERFUME counter, but her boss seems intent on making her life miserable--isn‘t there anything she can do to fix the lousy creep? THE DIET isn’t working; it’s just not possible to give up all those wonderful snacks…..so can her marriage still survive? wonders Sally miserably. Paul has forgotten Shona’s birthday, but isn’t her carefully planned revenge on him somewhat OVER THE TOP? Men just seem to go racing away the moment they are let off the leash, so Fiona has spent most of her life looking for THE RETIRED GREYHOUND---but alas, it now looks as if she is in for yet another disappointment. Sara’s friends have invited her out on a raunchy HEN NIGHT – – but what they don’t know is that the star performer is no other than her husband, John! The big question is, will he still belong to her after tonight?
In the final volume of the series. here are eight more stories designed to surprise and entertain you. The question is, even as you are reading along, can you guess what is going to happen next? Be prepared for some amazing twist-endings!
Comment from beta reader: "Whichever way you twist it, you'll never guess the twist".
A kindle ebook of contemporary fiction presented as an anthology of relationship based short stories.
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"Thank you so much John! It's really very kind of you. We teachers are all very excited about it here. You know, it's rather hard to find contemporary short-story writers who really write good stuff. Students are eager to learn the language as it is spoken now, yet what they get to read is Somerset Maugham or John Cheever (who are great writers of course, and highly discussable, but you can't get an idea of how people speak NOW from them).Once again I'd like to say that your stories seem genius to me. Wish they were made into a film. It's not only about the plot and the style, not even about the idea. It's like the characters stand up off the page and play it all in front of your eyes. I've been living with them for a while - while translating - and they don't quite let me go even after the translation is over. You've written something alive and breathing, and if it's not genius I don't know what is, then." ---Katerina Komissarova, English Language Teacher in Russia(The author has gladly given his permission for these stories to be translated into Russian, by Mrs Komissarova, an English-language teacher in Russia, to be freely used as a teaching aid for her students.)

About the Author

An author who has had many stories published in the women's weekly magazines and literary journals, John was drawn to writing at an early age. At one time in his teenage years he was reading one book a day---the subject didn't matter, but it needed to grab his interest in the first couple of pages, or he would abandon it. And this is the rule he has since applied to all his writing, believing that if you haven't grabbed the reader straight away, you are not writing well enough.. After graduating with an Honors Degree in History he spent many years in academic publishing, at last leaving to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a writer. "Easily among the very best new writers we have seen", "fresh and original", "creates life-like characters---maybe too life-like" (whatever that means!), are some of the comments made by literary reviewers and consultants about his work. His favorite band is The Moody Blues.
Visit the author's website:
jmwsmith.webeden.co.uk
and
sandybrownmattblack.moonfruit.com
contact the author at; wackystories@gmx.co.uk
and
sandybrownmattblack@aol.co.uk
View his blog: thecomplexityofhumanbehaviour.blogspot.com
and
sandybrownandmattblack.blogspot.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006V58U6E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sleeping Lions (January 27, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2176 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1508890587
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An author who has had many stories published in the women's weekly magazines and literary journals, John was drawn to writing at an early age. At one time in his teenage years he was reading one book a day---the subject didn't matter, but it needed to grab his interest in the first couple of pages, or he would abandon it. And this is the rule he has since applied to all his writing, believing that if you haven't grabbed the reader straight away, you are not writing well enough.. After graduating with an Honors Degree in History he spent many years in academic publishing, at last leaving to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a writer. "Easily among the very best new writers we have seen", "fresh and original", "creates life-like characters---maybe too life-like" (whatever that means!), are some of the comments made by literary reviewers and consultants about his work. His favorite band is The Moody Blues.

Visit the author's website:

http://johnmwsmith.my-free.website/

and

http://johnmwsmith.my-free.website/young-adult-books-series

contact the author at; wackystories@gmx.co.uk

and

sandybrownmattblack@aol.co.uk

View his blog: http://www.thecomplexityofhumanbehaviour.blogspot.com

and

http://www.sandybrownandmattblack.blogspot.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wacky Revenge and Romance
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017
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I just loved these Wacky Stories by John M W Smith. His writing is quite unique and he really knows what women like.These short wacky stories vary from women getting revenge on men that want to use or abuse them, to melt-your-heart romance. I loved them all but my favorite one brought tears to my eyes. I won't say which one it is or you might guess the ending. I didn't guess the ending to any of these wonderful Wacky Stories with Twist Endings. I can't wait to read more stories by this brilliant author.
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Tom
4.0 out of 5 stars Short, but sweet collection
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014
I've enjoyed all four books in the series and commend the author on his hard work and ability to entertain his audience. As said previously, my concerns are those of a writer/reader, so are a minor aspect of any review. Repetition of names, locations or situations within a series is something to watch out for, but that said, I enjoyed the stories once again.
Take care with the punctuation John and don't spoil all your hard work with those three dashes, or ellipsis with more than three dots - four if it's the end of a sentence.
I felt quite smug with this volume because I managed to solve two of the tales very early on, but I'm not going to spoil anybody's fun by saying which ones. My favourites in this book were 'Men Will Say Anything' and 'Over The Top'.
In summary and considering the series as a whole, there were some small glitches, but a worthy effort in short story writing with some skilful twists and turns in the tales.
I would recommend not one book, but the series, to anyone who enjoys a twist-in-the-tale story. Well done John.
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Rudders' Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A deliciously diverse collection of stories to both shock and make you smile...
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2014
This is the fourth and last volume of the whacky stories series. Like the previous ones, all the stories are well written, and mostly with a deliciously naughty twist in them.

One of the dangers of anthologies such as this is that there can be a tendency for the stories to become repetitive, but here we have a refreshing diversity. Just when you think you've got the stories figured out, the author throws in a couple that are as delightfully sentimental and smile inducing as you can imagine; the first story has quite an adult theme to it, treating the reader to a really sharp and almost shocking twist, whereas in another of the stories, the author leads the reader in a very definite direction, only to delight with a more gentle shock, and of the most touching confirmations of enduring love as I've read in a long time.

Yes, the stories are aimed at a female readership, but I think their appeal extends much further. I will certainly be reading some of the author's differently themed anthologies in the near future. All in all, a great series that I would heartily recommend, not only a female readership, but anyone who enjoys cleverly written stories of the 'twist in the tale genre'...

*Purchased via Amazon.co.uk (not the .com site), hence it not appearing here a verified purchase.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2012
Another volume of unique stories for women. I don't think John's work will ever get old. Volume Four of Wacky Stories for Women is filled with more short stories with unexpected twists which after reading so many you'd think would be predictable by now but they aren't. I particularly like the twist at the end of `The Diet' which is most definitely my favourite short story in this volume.

A great read, well written, I'd recommend this volume of short stories to anyone.

I received my copy of "Wacky Stories for Women Volume Four" from the author for my honest review.
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BLUE FISH
5.0 out of 5 stars RECOMMENDED READ
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2012
These short stories are a bit wacky, off the wall and most of them end with a twist which you least expect, they are different from the norm and occasionally have a macabre angle to each storyline.

There is no doubt J Smith knows how to write stories aimed at the female gender and how he definitely comprehends how bizarre we tend to relate tot he situation in each story.

There has to be a plus to a man specifically writing with a woman in mind and there is no doubt he has a talent for writing short stories ending with a punch line.

Unfortunately after reading through the volumes it starts to become rather repetitive and you wish the write would write longer versions.

Should the author expand his talents and write a complete book using one of the stories contained throughout the volume I would certainly review it.
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Rita Slayton
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps Getting Better and Better
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013
These collection seem to simply get better and better as you read through each volume. I am not sure why that it but it just is. I have come to really expect to be surprised at then end of each because I always am. To be honest the only other time I can remember being this surprised in a collection of Fairytale Nightmare Short Stories I read a long time ago.
The author provided a copy of the book in order to facilitate my review.
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Rudders' Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A deliciously diverse collection of stories to both skock and make you smile....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2014
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This is the fourth and last volume of the whacky stories series. Like the previous ones, all the stories are well written, and mostly with a deliciously naughty twist in them.

One of the dangers of anthologies such as this is that there can be a tendency for the stories to become repetitive, but here we have a refreshing diversity. Just when you think you've got the stories figured out, the author throws in a couple that are as delightfully sentimental and smile inducing as you can imagine; the first story has quite an adult theme to it, treating the reader to a really sharp and almost shocking twist, whereas in another of the stories, the author leads the reader in a very definite direction, only to delight with a more gentle shock, and of the most touching confirmations of enduring love as I've read in a long time.

Yes, the stories are aimed at a female readership, but I think their appeal extends much further. I will certainly be reading some of the author's differently themed anthologies in the near future. All in all, a great series that I would heartily recommend not only a female readership, but anyone who enjoys cleverly written stories of the 'twist in the tale genre'...
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Mrs. Julia Bardia Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful little tales.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2015
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I really enjoy these great coffee break stories and will buy more. Every book is a treasure and a joy.
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Tom
4.0 out of 5 stars Short, but sweet collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2014
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I've enjoyed all four books in the series and commend the author on his hard work and ability to entertain his audience. As said previously, my concerns are those of a writer/reader, so are a minor aspect of any review. Repetition of names, locations or situations within a series is something to watch out for, but that said, I enjoyed the stories once again.
Take care with the punctuation John and don't spoil all your hard work with those three dashes, or ellipsis with more than three dots - four if it's the end of a sentence.
I felt quite smug with this volume because I managed to solve two of the tales very early on, but I'm not going to spoil anybody's fun by saying which ones. My favourites in this book were 'Men Will Say Anything' and 'Over The Top'.
In summary and considering the series as a whole, there were some small glitches, but a worthy effort in short story writing with some skilful twists and turns in the tales.
I would recommend not one book, but the series, to anyone who enjoys a twist-in-the-tale story. Well done John.
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Julie.chis
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a quick read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2014
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Love all of this series, all great stories set in modern day time, each with a quirky twist!! Perfect for a quick read.
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