Smiling Exercises, and other stories is a collection of 30 flash fiction written
by Dan Malakin.
Some of the stories are funny, amusing and
entertaining, but all of them are profound at some level and leave the readers
thinking. I picked out some of my favorites which include: The Good
Doctor, The Tree Sanctuary, Deelish; All
the Animals, and Me; and Frances,
Harry, Language, Love.
Most of the stories I found amusing: Brian's
Secret Vagina, Morning of the Friendly Dead, The Office Door Fiasco, Snap, The
Great Laundry Mystery, Donald, My Favourite Onion Plant, End of? An Interview
with Harold Salt, Celestial Fondue; A Dream About My Wife,
Seconds Away, Dairy Queen, Brain Parasite, At Least It Could Get No
Worse and My
Brother, My Kidney, while others I found sad: Lilies,
Mirror, Long Tongue, Twisted, Contributions and Waiting
for Nothing.
Other stories may not have made an impression on me
but may be enjoyable to other readers.
The story telling is superb, catchy and engaging. In
fact, I found myself wanting for more at the end of the book.
Congratulations to Dan Malakin (@DanMalakin) on such a great book!
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