Its wild, wacky, and outrageous humor make this terrific little book a wonderful, lighthearted gift for friends, relatives, and co-workers. Prepare to laugh, smile, gasp, chuckle, be inspired, and/or scratch your head as "Not Your Typical New York Times Bestseller" gifts you with an eclectic collection of fourteen short stories, eight poems, ten limericks, eight gag cartoons, and two letters of mischievous intent, none of which have ever appeared in the New Yorker magazine. The book's thirty-nine illustrations were all done by the author/artist. Short stories include: Goodbye Planet Earth; Over the Edge; Leroy's Last Wife, Leona; Ashley is a Genius, However; Boot Hill of Cliches; Green Beings; Yippee Mongolia, and more. Poems include: Ode to the Aloe; Downright Ugly and Outright Mean; My Hospital Visit; The End? No Way!; Stranded Alien and more.