Giant Banana Over Texas

**2022 HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER** *

**2022 FINALIST, AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS, HUMOR/COMEDY/SATIRE**

Enter the manic world of Giant Banana Over Texas: Darkly Humorous Tales, a collection of thirty-one short stories for fans of absurd comedy.

Search for the People of the Temporary Tattoo. Examine the tortured mind of the Mad Stock Boy. Thrill to the exploits of the Hugging Detective. Cower in fear of the Grateful Man. These adventures and more await you in Giant Banana Over Texas: Darkly Humorous Tales, a collection of thirty-one short stories, perfect for fans of absurd comedy. Monty Python meets Douglas Adams meets Salvador Dali.

MARK NUTTER grew up in a motel near Joliet, Illinois, which is not as glamorous as it sounds. He acquired a taste for absurd comedy while in the womb. He's been published in Jokes Review, Havok, Mystery Weekly, Dear Leader Tales, and the Daily Drunk Magazine. He's written a short fiction collection (Sunset Cruise on the River Styx). Mark has also written for the stage (Re-Animator: The Musical, The Bicycle Men, Christmas Smackdown), television (Saturday Night Live, 3rd Rock from the Sun), and film (Almost Heroes). www.marknutter.com.