On the hunt for something to tickle my funny bone, I was happy to read Libby Marshall’s collection of short stories Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt and Other Stories.
Penny Pinching has much more than short stories. It’s also a collection of short vignettes and odd bits of prose.
In the first story, Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt, Marshall gives us pointers on how to save our precious pennies. The penny pinching tips are absurd, and a few are damn near criminal. Some made me laugh, and some made me clutch my figurative pearls.
In Makeout Point, Our heroine goes on the weirdest date. Instead of a night of kissing, she has adventures that are off the wall like the chance to kill Henry Kissinger.
Marshall becomes a bit more contemplative in the story Signs. In this story a women is forewarned of her emotions, feelings, and desires through signs only she can see.
Other stories include one about an elderly serial killer, one woman who gets romantically involved with Dracula, and a Chuck E. Cheese haunted by the ghost of the late Princess Diana.
The stories are goofy, twisted, poignant, and contemplative. Marshall has an oddball sense of humor, but at times, very thoughtful. Herbrand of humor isn’t for everyone, but if you’re looking for something different, you’ll want to read Penny Pinching Tips for the Morally Bankrupt.
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