Chicken Soup for the Soul recently issued a callout for another book of humorous stories to be released in 2027. Editors said the books are popular because readers “really do love stories that make them laugh and feel good.”

The callout included a list of possible topics (or you can come up with one of your own), and the stories absolutely must brighten the editors’ day and make them laugh.

But books focused on funny events are not the only ones where you can insert humor. Everyone loves to laugh, and Chicken Soup editors understand the power of the absurd. You don’t have to include a side-splitting joke (and definitely don’t force a situation or make up something that didn’t happen), but adding a little humor that’s appropriate to your story always increases your chances of getting a thumbs up from Chicken Soup.

So start dredging up memories of the things that made you laugh and use them to spice up your Chicken Soup for the Soul stories.