So You Think You’re Having a Bad Day?

About the Book

Bad days are just part of life. But for the characters highlighted in Matthew Braga’s short story collection, their bad days are just a little bit worse.

A husband who wants nothing more than to reconnect with his wife after realizing their marriage is in a slump finally finishes a long-awaited backyard project, only to discover that no matter how much he thinks he knows, sometimes he is not in charge—or in control of anything. When a wife is ill in bed, her husband quietly creeps around the house hoping not to disturb her, but after they have a disastrous meeting in the bathroom, he heads outside where something unanticipated comes down—right on her prized flower garden. When a couple moves into a new house, a stray cat soon makes it known that he is smarter than humans. Finally, a little boy who struggles with his difference discovers that he can do anything he wants if he has friends—and a good dream.

So You Think You’re Having a Bad Day? is a lighthearted collection of humorous vignettes with an important message that even the worst of days are survivable.

About the Author

Matthew Braga is a retired Navy Seabee who has been a construction manager for over ten years. He and his wife, Olga, have one son, Corbin, and live in Fredericksburg, Virginia.