{"product_id":"rated-r-for-ridiculous-9798986502410","title":"Rated R for Ridiculous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRated R for Ridiculous: A Comedy Anthology \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cstrong\u003elaugh-packed\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003egenre-ignoring\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewildly overconfident\u003c\/strong\u003e collection of short comedies absolutely no one asked for - and yet here it is, proudly existing. Crafted by a cadre of \u003cstrong\u003eobscure geniuses\u003c\/strong\u003e no one has ever heard of (people who have been left unsupervised near keyboards), this book barrels headfirst into the absurd with the confidence of a goose in an F-14. It is at once \u003cstrong\u003eoverhyped\u003c\/strong\u003e and astonishingly \u003cstrong\u003epleased with itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from more than a \u003cstrong\u003edozen talented, absurd authors \u003c\/strong\u003eshowcasing \u003cstrong\u003e1-3 of their works. \u003c\/strong\u003eThere are also two poems and a brief real-life story of the absurd and stinky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect reading for\u003cstrong\u003e bowel movements, waiting rooms\u003c\/strong\u003e, or any location where you wish to appear busy while avoiding human interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book brave enough to ask, \"What if greatness... just kinda winged it?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou could call it \u003cstrong\u003egroundbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e. You could also call it a \u003cstrong\u003ewarning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEither way, it's too late now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSetledge, C. M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - C. M. Setledge killed two birds with one stone with his debut Seeking Morels by fulfilling the dream to write a book and put his English degree to use. He often asks not what publishing can do for him, but what he can do for publishing; Rated R for Ridiculous is a collaborative effort in pursuit of that goal.Having grown up on a farm in the Heartland, he left all that behind for love, moved to the Sonoran Desert and got married. He enjoys spending time with his wife and four children and crams writing into the crannies of life.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnouse, K. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - K.C. Knouse began writing for publication forty years ago and has had his work published in print and on-line literary magazines. He has written feature articles and essays for local newspapers, published a book on personal finance: True Prosperity: Your Guide to a Cash-Based Lifestyle (1996), and operated a personal finance blog, LiveOnCash.com, from 2010-2020. He has two collections of short fiction in print: Twenty Miles West of Branch, Texas and other stories (2018) and A Short Stack of Short Fiction: Three Character-Driven Short Stories (2019). His short story, Mail-Order Bride, is included in the sci-fi\/horror anthology The Midnight Vault. K.C. Knouse lives on the U.S.\/Mexico border in Far West Texas\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdler, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill Adler is an American writer living in Japan. He is the author of the bestselling book, Outwitting Squirrels, but despite there being no squirrels in Tokyo, enjoys that city. He is a pilot and former literary agent. He writes short stories, which are published on Substack.","brand":"Spilled Ink Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623663206674,"sku":"9798986502410","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e029c3a1-9016-47b2-ace9-9a0864a22169.jpg?v=1758643263","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rated-r-for-ridiculous-9798986502410","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}