Rated R for Ridiculous: A Comedy Anthology is the laugh-packed, genre-ignoring, wildly overconfident collection of short comedies absolutely no one asked for - and yet here it is, proudly existing. Crafted by a cadre of obscure geniuses 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 overhyped and astonishingly pleased with itself.
Drawn from more than a dozen talented, absurd authors showcasing 1-3 of their works. There are also two poems and a brief real-life story of the absurd and stinky.
Perfect reading for bowel movements, waiting rooms, or any location where you wish to appear busy while avoiding human interaction.
A book brave enough to ask, "What if greatness... just kinda winged it?"
You could call it groundbreaking. You could also call it a warning.
Either way, it's too late now.
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
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.
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.
