Author: Joke Nest

Bob was 67 years old, retired, slightly round in the middle, and clinging to his dignity like it was the last donut at a church bake sale. When his wife …

Two elderly women, Ethel and Mabel, sat across from each other in a floral-papered sitting room, sipping their afternoon tea and gossiping like it was their life’s work—which, to be …

A portly middle-aged man named Howard boarded his flight from New York to Toronto, clutching his newspaper, headphones, and a sandwich he definitely wasn’t supposed to bring through security. After …

There was once a very devout nun named Sister Mildred, who had served at St. Eustace’s Convent for nearly 70 years. She was as faithful as they came—strict, serious, and …

A guy named Marvin was deep inside a rocky cave somewhere in the mountains, following a map he bought from a guy named “One-Eyed Steve” behind a gas station. He …

Benny the reporter had been driving for hours through the vast, empty countryside—just him, the road, and a radio station that only seemed to play banjo versions of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ …

Roper James, a sharp-suited lawyer from Melbourne with shoes shinier than a politician’s promises, decided to take a short vacation in a small country town. He’d grown tired of traffic, …

The young wife went into labor while her husband, Private First Class Jimmy Thompson, was stationed overseas in the middle of a hot desert, dodging sandstorms and listening to his …