Teeth & Crumpets: a Florilegium

by Joel Shoemaker

Florilegium: "a collection of literary extracts; an anthology."

There are twenty-eight teeth in the adult human mouth, absent wisdom teeth.

In this collection, there are twenty-eight stories. Similarly, absent any wisdom. All, at least vaguely, toothy.

172 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2023

About the author

Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for a decade and a magician for three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.

Reviews

[Clarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolute gem of an anthology. It's quirky and surprising, with humourous narrative voices wrapped around some genuinely dark shocks.
The stories are linked by a theme of teeth being mentioned in each tale, from the prettiness of a smile being the basis of a truly toxic relationship, to food being stuck between teeth forming the key part of a first date.
As a writer it was inspiring and joyous to see Joel Shoemaker having such fun with his theme and creating original story after original story.

[Kenneth Roland · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book definitely makes you show your teeth as you smile at each one. This book couldn't be more enjoyable. Each story is short enough to read over a coffee. Perfect to leave by your comfy chair.
Some favourites are: the bus, strategems, and what i remember. (warning: the last brought tears to my eyes, it's very emotional)

Buy the book, enjoy the stories and see why you'll still be thinking about some of them weeks later.

[KC Cru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy, quirky and very enjoyable read!

[Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that last story gave me whiplash.

[Jessie]

I don't think this book was for me, I was not the target audience. So I would prefer not to rate it. It was unique.

[Joel Shoemaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just silliness. Plain and simple.