Embarrassing True Stories

Oliver Gaspirtz

Apr 2014 · Westhoff Publishing

About this ebook

Have you ever had one of those moments, when something so horribly awkward and embarrassing happens, you just want to crawl in a hole and die?

Well, you’re not alone.

This book is full of those moments. And as terrible as they may be when they happen to you, they’re pretty funny when they happen to someone else. 

“A very entertaining little book. Makes a great travel companion or bathroom reader.” 

“A delightful guilty pleasure.” 

“These stories of utter embarrassment have universal appeal, because we have all been in one or more of these situations at one point or another in our lives.” 

“The human experience, sliced and diced into microscopic short stories and cartoons that will make you laugh out loud.” 

“Why do we like to laugh at other people’s misfortune? Who knows? But Germans even have a word for it: Schadenfreude.”

Ratings and reviews

some of the stories are not too bad, but the general level is rather childish and close to toddler humor. Peeing, pooping and farting don't merit o be in any anthology, except babies''. I think it has to be rethought, some of the dirtiest --literally- should taken out, others must be improved,

Enjoyable reading and leaves one thinking that they are happy these things happen to others. One should never laugh at another's misfortune, but I am happy to break that rule and recommend this book. An added bonus - the many cartoons throughout this book.

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About the author

Gaspirtz's award-winning cartoons have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines like Saturday Evening Post, SUN and National Enquirer. 

His work has also been featured in dozens of books, including the New York Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup For The Soul. 

You might have seen some of his comics online, on sites like BuzzFeed.

Gaspirtz cartoons have been on display in several museums, like the Museum of Modern Art in Tehran, Iran and the National Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton, Florida.

In the late 1980s, Gaspirtz founded a video game development company called Amok Entertainment. 

After programming several 8-bit games, he retired from coding and focused on game design as project manager for games like Pot Panic and Woody The Worm. Some of Amok's games were published by a subsidiary of Electronic Arts.

Visit the artist at Gaspirtz.com