Telling Tall Tales by John Molik

Telling Tall Tales combines elements of both the classic short story and the darker, more bizarre tall tale. In Troubled Waters, we follow the plight of Harvey and Kaitlin in a future apocalypse, an uncanny ark chosen to save humanity, and a survival colony that sows the seeds of civilizations and cultures to come. In both The Confidence Coat and The Cling Wrap Kid, we are shown how our minds and to some extent, "a little bit of magic," works in our lives in both positive and negative ways. In The Strudel Farm, we discover that we must be very careful of what we wish for and how we obtain it. Containing a healthy dose of satire, allegory and humor, all of these tales provide the reader an easy, simple narrative experience. So, go ahead! Try the first one. And, I'm confident that, like the famous potato chips ad, "bet you can't eat just one!"