Fables for the Clarinet by Steve Pastis
From Amazon: A collection of diverse, humorous, odd and bite-sized stories filled with sarcasm, wacky happenings, and absurdity, “Fables for the Clarinet” by Steve Pastis is a delicious series starter. However, Phil Austin, the late comedian best known for the Firesign Theatre, warns that you might want to take it slow lest you be stricken with fits of laughter. Another reviewer comments on one of the short stories: “Some 15 years after reading it, ‘Something Like A Raccoon…’ remains my favorite story EVER." My Review:This short story collection, Fables for the Clarinet is not easy to describe. I've never read any stories quite like these. My advice is to read one and take a bit of time to think about it. Some seem silly, but if you wait, you may realize there's a little more there than what you read. These tales are told in such a manner as to give the most vivid and colorful word pictures--some remind me of wild dreams, others an imagination gone wi...