26 Absurdities of Tragic Proportions

By Matthew C. Woodruff

Awarded Finalist Prize in the 2019 American Fiction Awards 'Short Stories' Category by American Book Fest. An utterly fascinating and wryly composed collection of short tales inspired by Edward Gorey's alphabetical illustrations in 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies. These darkly humorous tales capture the essence of wit and satire with one tale for each child depicted in Gorey's most famous illustrations.These tales are all about human behavior, characteristics, chance and choice, and life and death. From Mystery to SciFi, from Drama to Fairy Tale and from Adventure to Gothic, this book has something for everyone. Consistently ranks in the top 100 books on Amazon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1720861757
• ISBN13: 9781720861751
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"