**2022 NYC BIG BOOK AWARD WINNER/COMEDY** **2022 HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER** **2022 FINALIST, AMERICAN FICTION AWARDS, HUMOR/COMEDY/SATIRE** 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 developed a taste for absurd comedy in the womb. He's written two short fiction collections (Giant Banana Over Texas, and Sunset Cruise on the River Styx). Nutter 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.