Hilarious, Darkly Comedic Workplace NovelAttaining the American Dream one lie at a time.Labor Pains is the hysterical debut from C.A. Huggins. It tells the story of Kevin Taylor, a woefully mediocre man, who finds himself at a crossroads in his mid-30's. Everyday his alarm clock wakes him up for the cold realization that he has to go to a job that he downright loathes. His cubicle is his own private jail cell for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.For the past 10 years, all of his efforts to get a promotion or get another job have been thwarted by his indifference towards hard work and overall incompetence. He feels destined to be stuck in the glut of the lower middle-class, living from check to check, never having the ability to do the things he wants to do, and going to a passionless job he hates in order to maintain his mediocre fate.Kevin is then proposed a scenario where he would be guaranteed a promotion at his job by getting all of his rival co-workers fired from their respective...

Fame, money, and power were once commodities Carlos Montoya and Brad Michael Stevens held in abundance. Carlos, the ex-child Latin pop sensation, Brad, everyone’s favorite loveable child actor of the 80’s are now both in their late 30’s. The same world that wanted everything from them now wants nothing to do with either of them. What do you do when the fans stop calling your name? When then paparazzi does not want to snap your picture? When your agent does not return your calls? Well if you are Carlos and Brad you try to write, direct, and star in your own film to jumpstart your careers. And when nobody in Hollywood wants to touch their script, because their fame is at an all-time low point, Carlos and Brad attempt to generate their own buzz by committing a string of robberies. The public takes notice as the duo gets closer and closer to getting their careers back as their crime spree intensifies. **