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When life gives you lemons, make lemon grenades.
Join Sam Davidson in a series of contemporary fantasy short stories as he navigates the most evil, pernicious, and unremitting form of management in the world: bureaucracy. From incompetent commanders to sarcastic sergeants, Sam learns the tricks of snark and style necessary to survive-and perhaps even thrive-within the system.
Inspired by the Simple Sabotage Field Manual published in 1944 by the Office of Strategic Services (declassified in 2008), this lighthearted Grimsworld Guide includes commentary on the original WWII manual by award-winning author and humorist David Hankins. Focused on the human element of resisting tyranny (how else would you describe bureaucracy?), he applies lessons learned and satirical perspectives from a career in the U.S. Army.
Surviving bureaucracy has never been so fun.
Five-star praise for David Hankins' short stories:
"A witty twist on the demonic haunting trope!"
- Tangent Online about "Hell's Bureaucracy"
"Fun, exciting, and terrific characters!"
- Award-Winning Author Elaine Midcoh
"Light, fast-paced, and humorous!"
- Bookmarkedone Reviews
David Hankins
David Hankins is an award-winning author who writes from the thriving cornfields of Iowa where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two dragons disguised as cats. His writing journey began in the oral tradition of convincing his daughter to Go To Sleep with inventive stories. That usually backfired. After years of Just One More Story, David began transcribing his midnight ramblings in an attempt to keep his storylines straight. Children are ruthless in identifying mistakes in fairy tales. David writes lighthearted speculative fiction because that's what he loves to read and-this is the important bit-there's not nearly enough humor in the world. He aims to change that, one story at a time. David devotes his time to his passions of writing, traveling, and finding new ways to pay his mortgage. You can find him at https: //davidhankins.com
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