⚡️ ALMOST NORMAL
Sixteen short stories from a real life
This book brings together sixteen short stories that, taken together, tell a life that was rarely planned – and precisely for that reason closely observed.
Sometimes comic, sometimes hard, at times absurd, at times oppressive.
With moments of tension, dry humour and a kind of honesty that does not want to explain anything.
ALMOST NORMAL tells of childhood, boarding school, boundary experiences, prison, work, relationships, departures and fractures – without pathos, without justification, but with an alert eye and a language that carries.
What to expect in this book
- Sixteen self-contained short stories, loosely connected, precisely told
- Tension that arises from situations – not from effects
- Humour that stays quiet and still lands
- Observations that can tip – into the comic, the absurd, the serious
- No life advice, no guidebook, no dramatisation
- A tone that allows closeness without currying favour
Some stories end abruptly.
Others linger.
Some are uncomfortable.
And a few are surprisingly funny.
Who this book is for
✔ for readers who appreciate short stories with depth
✔ for people who do not confuse tension with action
✔ for anyone who enjoys dry or black humour
✔ for readers interested in life paths beyond success curves
✔ for all who know that “normal” is often just a matter of perspective
Who this book is not for
✖ for readers expecting a linear life story
✖ for people looking for clear messages or solutions
✖ for those who want either pure entertainment or pure depth – but not both
FAST NORMAL is not a quiet book.
But it does not make noise.
It trusts that tension, humour and insight emerge
when you look closely –
and gloss over nothing.
📖 Sixteen short stories.
✨ Direct. Honest. With dry wit.