A Career Guide to Your Job in Hell is a collection of nine entries, seven fictional and two nonfiction, giving humorous to horrific glimpses at jobs no one would ever want. The fiction ranges from horror to science fiction, whimsical to horrendous. The nonfiction stories are light in tone. Contributors include Scribe award winning Nathan Long, Scott Phillips (The Ice Harvest), John Jos. Miller and Victor Milan (contributors to the Wild Cards series),Robert E. Vardeman (author of more than 100 sci-fi and fantasy novels, including the novelization of the Scribe award-nominated Sony videogame God of War), Scott S. Phillips (script writer for the cult classic movie Drive and script writer for TV's Kamen Rider Dragon Knight), plus newer writers Brandie Tarvin, Scott Denning & Axel Howerton. Introduction by indie film director Don Adams.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Recently I learned of this short story collection featuring a good number of our local New Mexico authors. Liking to support their creative efforts as I am able, I got the collection for reading on my Kindle. I am happy to report that they did not disappoint. The stories were filled with humor and some were quite creepy.
There was, however, one that truly stood apart for me.....a story by a writer new to the field....Scott Denning. Having had the pleasure to be in a small audience around a Halloween bonfire, I had already known the thrill of listening to Scott Denning tell stories. Not all storytellers are able to translate that verbal skill into effective writing. Scott Denning does a bang-up job! For his story alone, this book is well worth buying and sharing with anyone who will read it. With his story surrounded by more good short stories, this is a win-win proposition.
If you want to laugh...it is here. You want a story to scare you?? It is here. Need a story to help you appreciate your own hellish job more?? You'll find that here, too. So, what are you waiting for?? Buy the book and get to reading!
There was, however, one that truly stood apart for me.....a story by a writer new to the field....Scott Denning. Having had the pleasure to be in a small audience around a Halloween bonfire, I had already known the thrill of listening to Scott Denning tell stories. Not all storytellers are able to translate that verbal skill into effective writing. Scott Denning does a bang-up job! For his story alone, this book is well worth buying and sharing with anyone who will read it. With his story surrounded by more good short stories, this is a win-win proposition.
If you want to laugh...it is here. You want a story to scare you?? It is here. Need a story to help you appreciate your own hellish job more?? You'll find that here, too. So, what are you waiting for?? Buy the book and get to reading!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Craig Butler
Format:Paperback
Career Guide is a great collection of short stories by some really talented authors. Each story has a different take on what makes for a terrible job; some are funny, some are horrible, some make you sympathize with the poor slobs and some of them combine all these. Very entertaining reading and the variety of approaches helps keep it fresh. A good book to keep beside your bed so you can read a story or two a night and go to sleep knowing that, at the very least, you had a better day than somebody...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
All of us have days when we think our jobs are the worst, when all those irritating and repetitious happenings have built up to the point where we think, "My god, now I understand why people go postal!". Other times something crazy and unique may occur, something we think is so outrageous that no one would ever believe it. Well, here is a collection of stories that encompass just that. Some are true, some are based on truth, some not at all, and some one would hope for the sake of the author are not based on anything that could have possibly happened because...wow...you poor soul. All, however, are guaranteed to entertain and even, in some cases, educate you. From murder to science fiction to horror to humor you'll find jobs in sanitation, taxi driving, wind turbine fields, guillotines, rodent breeding, and more. It's a cornucopia of jobs in Hell that made me laugh out loud.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A funny and frightfully good read!
This book is great fun! A short story collection that has something for everyone, from humor to horror and everything in between. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Faeriechilde
5.0 out of 5 stars
Career Guide is an Awesome Book!
This is probably one of the greatest short story compilations by New Mexico authors I have come across. Read more
Published 20 months ago by jimmerz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Short-but-sweet collection of stories
For anyone who ever hated their job. For the pencil-pushers, the screen-starers, the coffee-consumers. These are stories of survival--those that escaped.
Published 23 months ago by J. Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grand Paternal Order of @#$% Job Havers...
This is a great short story collection focused on the depths people sink to while working day jobs (that is, jobs you never intend to have for more than a few months, but wind up... Read more
Published on March 22, 2011 by Escoe Allen
