Friends Are Like Batteries

My latest short novella, 'Friends Are Like Batteries', was recently published, and whenever I publish a new book or short story, I like to feature a blog post on the theme of the story. So sticking with tradition, this week the Charles Fudgemuffin blog takes a look at the unusual combination of friends ... and batteries!

1) To start things off, here's an example of an unlikely friendship.

True friendship.

Whoever invented the saying 'to fight like cat and dog' had obviously never met this cat and dog!





2) I went to the store and said to the store assistant, "I need a battery so I can tell the time."

"Is it for a clock?" he asked.

"I don't know!" I replied. "That's why I need the battery!"





3) When you buy a phone charger from Temu...

4) My uncomfortable friend just got a PhD on the history of palindromes.

Now we call him Dr. Awkward.




5) Some people like going to the movies with their friends. Some people have other 'hobbies'...

"What do you do in your free time?"
"I stalk people."
"Really? I enjoy going to the movies with my friends."
"I know."





6) My friend Henry drowned, so at his funeral we got him a wreath in the shape of a life jacket.

It’s what he would have wanted.

7) Batman and Robin are friends, making them the perfect choice for this week's blog post, especially as they're making a battery joke...

Robin: "Batman, the Batmobile won't start."
Batman: "Have you checked the battery?"
Robin: "What's a Tery?"





8) I was recording my wife giving a speech at her best friend’s wedding anniversary, and unfortunately my phone battery ran out in the middle of it.

Now I’ll never hear the end of it.





9) I asked my Chinese friend what it's like living in China.

He says he can't complain.*

* Coming soon to a Western country near you!





10) That's it for this week. I'm running out of juice!

On a related theme, I got a job working for Duracell. It has it's positives and negatives.

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Once again, my latest short novella, 'Friends Are Like Batteries', was published this week. Here's a very brief summary:

"Xenon the robot and his master, Wardian, set off on a journey through space. However, things quickly take an unexpected turn..."

'Friends Are Like Batteries' is available for kindle from Amazon.

If you're one of the many people looking for more blog posts promoting my books and short stories, then you're in luck! You can find two such blog posts below:
Faces in things (robot edition)
Monsters and goblins