The cover of How to Worry Friends and Inconvenience People

How to Worry Friends and Inconvenience People

About “How to Worry Friends…”

“If the impish souls behind this suggestion factory have their way, you will soon be indulging in all sorts of mischievous and impudent forms of behavior — or at least, snickering at the thought of it. From boisterous noisemaking to silent make-believe, a range of possibilities is just waiting for your commitment. So go ahead, shout “I’m fine, I’m fine” each time you sneeze, sprinkle some trumped-up vocabulary among your everyday words (we’re not too whyumphant to suggest it). Along the way, you might just fall in love with one of the rascally writers, too: Leila Johnston, will you be ours?” — Yahoo! Humor Picks

“Clever, well funny and inspired me loads. I don’t read as a rule being dyslexic but I’m gonna read more of your stuff… love the title of the book” — Sweeney Todd, The Dead Pets

“Leila makes me feel simultaneously jubilant and deeply envious” — Rhodri Marsden, The Independent

“When future civilisations unearth a copy of this book they will think we were very wise. And very funny.” — Lucy Porter, comedian

“Funny… mischievous… surreal” — The Times Online

“Her work is seriously marred by careless mistakes” — Mrs Hughes

worryfriends.com is written by Leila Johnston, editor of All The Rage, with contributions from friends and strangers.

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The site was developed by Tom Stuart.