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More Short Humour by Swan Morrison

  A Man of Yet a Few More Words
Even More Short Humour by Swan Morrison

A Man of a Few More Words is the sequel to A Man of Few Words by Swan Morrison.

Just like the previous book, it contains one hundred pieces of humorous writing, each of around 500 words, including stories, dialogues, poems, letters, spoof news reports, articles and songs.

A Man of a Few More Words can be read below, or purchased as a paperback from:
Lulu.com
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com

Swan's first book, A Man of Few Words, can be purchased as a paperback and read on this site by Clicking Here.

Cover of A Man of a Few More Words
A Man of Yet a Few More Words is the planned third book in the trilogy by Swan Morrison that began with A Man of Few Words and was followed by A Man of a Few More Words.

This is a work in progress, but visitors to this site do not have to wait for however long it takes Swan to write one hundred more pieces of Short Humour.

Each will be published on this site as it flows from his word processor.

The following are the 59 pieces written so far:

All profits from the writing of Swan Morrison are donated to the UK registered charity:
Friends of Teso (Uganda)

1 - Science and Technology (AMOAFMW)

The Boeing 983
- Also published at Helium
The Appliance of Science
- Also published in print in the June 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News
Universal Laws
Global Warming
The Modern Motor Car
In Search of the Calorie
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Critical Email
The Golden Carbuncle
Waterloo
- Also published by Buzzle.com

1 - Science and Technology (AMOYAFMW)

"Leap Centimetre" To Be Added To The Length Of The Metre In 2012
- Also published by The Spoof!
Tourists Flock to See Non-existent, Abstract Mathematical Concepts
- Also published by The Spoof!
Vegerism
The Civilised Adventurer
George's Gardening Day
The Search For Extraterrestrial Short Humour
Visual World To Revert To Black-and-White
- Also published by The Spoof!
Anti-Matter 'Missing' From Universe Is Found
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Silence Of The Automobiles
- Also published by The Spoof!
CERN Issues Instuctions On The Capture And Storage Of Higgs Bosons
- Also published by The Spoof!
London Borough Of Ealing Declared International Dark Sky Reserve
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Spacetime Nav

2 - Education and Employment (AMOAFMW)

Signed On
The Ink Pen Killer
Tickets, Please
Employment Tasks Operative Required
The Fourth Generation Zoo
- Also published at Writers' Dock and Helium
The Re-enactment Society
The IWCSR
English and the Art of Wildebeest Hunting
- Also published by The Spoof!
Flash Of The Headlights
- Including pieces published by Flashshot
Air Minuting

2 - Education and Employment (AMOYAFMW)

AnyBank: The Bank You Can Trust
In The Dragons' Den
Agricultural Colleges Changing With The Times
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Campaign for Free-Range Office Workers

3 - Religion and Belief (AMOAFMW)

Trees
Stackers
- Also published by Bewildering Stories
The Da Vinci Code
- Also published by welcometowherever
Your True Horoscope
Is The Pope a Catholic?
The Séance
I See Dead People
- Also published in the October 2007 edition of The Cynic Online Magazine
The Test Of A True Christian
Spiritual Aviation
The Hermit
Hell
I'd Rather Be In Glastonbury (Poem)
- Also published by Buzzle.com

3 - Religion and Belief (AMOYAFMW)

The Crystal
Sri Numerami
The Report On 'Christmas In England'
- Also published by The Spoof!
Star Sign Reassignment Continues To Promote Controversy
- Also published by The Spoof!
Weather-Related Petitionary Prayer Could Cause Environmental Catastrophes, Warn Scientists
- Also published by The Spoof!
Armageddon

4 - Sociology and Lifestyle (AMOAFMW)

I Promise To Pay The Bearer On Demand...
The Open Garden
The Housing Market (Poem)
April Showers
The Girls' Get-together
The NSSEUCYP
Barking (Poem)
Sponsorship
The Man Who Fell To Earth
French Comprehension
The National Society For Opposition To Everything

4 - Sociology and Lifestyle (AMOYAFMW)

The Community Centre
Concern As Football Supporter Defections Reach New High
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Poorville Estate
Furniture
The Barber's Shop
The Grey Team (Poem)
The Domestic Leisure Competition

5 - Food and Drink (AMOAFMW)

A Brakspearean Sonnet (Poem)
You Are What You Eat
- Also published as a 'spotlighted' story at Writelink
What's the Damage, Squire?
The Human Liberation Movement
Chicken
Preparing For Christmas
Indemnity
The Boozer Laureate (Poem)

5 - Food and Drink (AMOYAFMW)

Cooking With Cookbooks
Adopt A Polar Bear
'Grow Your Own' Embraced By Trend-Conscious Middle Classes
- Also published by The Spoof!
Gastro'd (Poem)

6 - Advertising and the Media (AMOAFMW)

LaunchOLift
The Product
Media Song 893
The Creative Arts
Neighbours
The Sport
A Few Words from Marcus
The Actress (Poem)
- Also published in print in the July 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News and at Laughter Loaf
The Shop
Expo Riva Schuh

6 - Advertising and the Media (AMOYAFMW)

Preparations Underway For Journey Of Olympic Flame
- Also published by The Spoof!
The Self-Indulgents
Leveson Inquiry Focuses On The Real Cause Of Dishonest, Bullying And Unethical Tabloid Journalism
- Also published by The Spoof!
Tabloid Readers Shamed
- Also published by The Spoof!
Twitter
Britain's Got Talent
Amazon One Star Reviews (Poem)

7 - Politics and the Law (AMOAFMW)

Change You Can Believe In
Promotin' Effective Parentin'
Guiltman
- Also published by Apollo's Lyre
Alarm at Increase in Crimes for Charity
- Also published by The Spoof!
He Seemed So Ordinary
The Consultation Period
Santa's Reindeer (Poem)
All UK Crime Solved!
Helping The Police With Their Enquiries
Quantitative Easing
Guantánamo Bay

7 - Politics and the Law (AMOYAFMW)

The Once And Future King
Recycling
The Sensible Citizens' Lobby
Max And I
IMF Explains How World Debt Crisis Is To Be Solved By "Imaginary Economics"
- Also published by The Spoof!

8 - Health and Social Care (AMOAFMW)

Bananas
Casketech
- Winner of the April/May 2007 humour writing contest on the Humor and Life, in Particular Website
Driving Round the Bend (Poem)
Sequencing the Genome
The Well Women's Group
The Sickness Advisor
The Conspiracy
Ten

8 - Health and Social Care (AMOYAFMW)

Healthy Living
EAS Sufferers Receive European Court Backing
- Also published by The Spoof!

9 - History and Heritage (AMOAFMW)

The Olympian
The Picassos
- Also published by The Shine Journal
The Araf and the Ildiwch (Poem)
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Poem)
- Also published by welcometowherever
There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover
Top Tips for Travellers to England
How Things Might Have Been
El Torero
- Also published in print in the April 2007 edition of Costa Tropical News
Guerrilla Archaeology
Fabri-La
Rivermarsh United
- Also published in the October 2010 edion of Golden Apple Ezine

9 - History and Heritage (AMOYAFMW)

The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
Stand-up For The Pharaohs
Year Of 2012 To Be Postponed
- Also published by The Spoof!
Staying In Africa
Real Poetry (Poem)
The Soldier? (Poem)
The Abstract Avenger
Ladies Of The Night
The Festival of Arvernus
Press-ganged
The Morrison

10 - Songs (AMOAFMW)



The Swan Morrison Songbook,
containing all the above songs, can be purchased as a spiral bound paperback for ease of use on stage from
Lulu.com.

10 - Songs (AMOYAFMW)

Commuter Shanties