Tall Tales with Short Cocks Vol. 2 is the second book out of I believe three volumes in the series. From what I gather from the third volume and this one there is no real theme to the short stories other than bizarro elements. I have read Volume 3 in this collection as well but have yet to read Volume 1.
That being said, TTwSC II seemed have a better flow of stories. A lot of the stories felt like they had a fable feel to them or like a story that sounds more like legend or myth. I really enjoyed most of the authors in this book but more so than others:
JOHN MCNEE’S A HAND WALKS INTO A BAR: This was a short but sweet tale. I love the title and the hand that walks into the bar leads the main character to a less than exciting show down but the context leading up to the ending is a really good read.
DANGER SLATER’S THE APPLE OF MY iPHONE: A++++ This is my all time favorite story in this book. Most people of the tech generation feel lost or almost lonely if they are without their phones, ipads, etc. Well what if you never had to feel that loneliness again? What if your iphone could reciprocate that love to you….in Slater’s almost satirical tale of technological horror, the quest to understand love is tested with Man vs. Tech and melded into a wonderful love story that gives the warnings of falling too in love with your social devices.
JAMES STEELE’S LIFE CYCLE: This is the perfect “how it came to be” myth story I was talking about. Seriously almost poetic in nature, Life Cycle is the tale of just that; how man came to be. This is not your Adam and Eve creation story, this one actually makes more sense HA! Beautifully written, I could see this becoming a children’s book and a fun tale to explain to them the coming of man.
VINCENT W. SAKOWSKI’S THE LEGEND OF A HO NAMED WALRUS SOUNDS: Perfect blend of good story telling and character development. I liked seeing Walrus Sounds grow up and become the tyrannical Ho that everyone had made her.
DONALD ARMFIELD’S WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT: This story walked the perfect fine line of bizzaro and weird for the sake of being weird. It was perfect. I love the loop concept and the dream like world and adorable eye booger characters that the author comes up with. I’m interested in how Armfield’s pulls off a full length story….
WOL-VRIEY’S 365 YESTERDAYS: As usual Wol-vriey takes you on a mind fuck of awesomeness. When I heard he had a short story in here, I didn’t believe “short” was in his vocabulary. This story does not disappoint.
NICK CRATO’S NECROCANDY: I’d have a partner made out of candy….the sex would be sweet.
Tall Tales with Short Cocks Volume II had a lot of gems in it from author’s I have never read before and hope they have more goodies in bizzaro out there!
Rooster Republic, once called Bizarro Press, specializes in the bizarre and horrifically weird. For more of their books and info on Volumes 1 and 3 of Tall Tales with Short Cocks visit them here: https://roosterrepublicpress.com
