God Must Be Laughing is a collection of short stories based on entries in my writer's journal. I keep a record of people I meet, daily activities and trips I've taken. Three of the stories are from my journal entries while in England and Italy. Some of the stories are based on real life events.
Two of the stories won first place in writing contests, My Favorite Housekeeper from the Tall Tales Contest and Another Mary from the Author's Venue Contest. One story deals with the slaughter of the innocents at the birth of Christ. Another concerns a student and a teacher who are both afraid of heights. The range and spirit of these stories is as wide as life itself-from the humor in The Wedding, to the wisdom in God Must Be Laughing and the Shivaree, to the emotion and drama of Another Mary, Madonna on The Rooftop and The Vigil. The stories in God Must Be Laughing provide and entertaining cross section of memorable human experience common to all of us.
I can not remember how many times I have put down a book or short story and asked myself, “Where did the author get the idea for that story?” When I began putting a number of my own narratives together for a collection I discovered one answer to that question. Most of my stories were somehow involved with entries in my journal. In this collection the reader is able to learn a little about the author by reading the journal entries that introduce each story. The stories cover a long range of topics, and take place in both past and present years. Some of the narratives describe the dreams and fears of youth; some tell about the loneliness of the aged and grieved. All of them concern universal emotions common to all men and women, emotions which play on our individual heartstrings. Each story is introduced by the journal entries that inspired them. Some of the entries are short and to the point. Others are more involved, but all of the contain the basic elements of the story you are about to read. Two of the stories have won short story awards. Another Mary won the Author’s Venue Award and My Favorite Housekeeper won the Hidden Talents Short Story Contest
About David Wayne Silva
David Wayne Silva is a student of the human condition, wielding the written craft to enrapture the mind much like an artist wields a brush. The pages are a blank canvas on which to draw from a talent heralded by many and matched only by an imagination that rises to the task. God Must Be Laughing is a collection of stories inspired by entries in his writer’s journal. Several of his stories have won prizes in various contests. He has published two other books, Senior Moments and More Senior Moments.
God Must Be Laughing is a collection of short stories based on entries in my writer's journal. I keep a record of people I meet, daily activities and trips I've taken. Three of the stories are from my journal entries while in England and Italy. Some of the stories are based on real life events. 
David Wayne Silva is a student of the human condition, wielding the written craft to enrapture the mind much like an artist wields a brush. The pages are a blank canvas on which to draw from a talent heralded by many and matched only by an imagination that rises to the task. God Must Be Laughing is a collection of stories inspired by entries in his writer’s journal. Several of his stories have won prizes in various contests. He has published two other books, Senior Moments and More Senior Moments.