The editors of the Chicken Soup anthologies want to cheer us all up in the covid pandemic and seek stories about ‘Crazy, eccentric, wacky, lovable, fun family members’. The stories must be true and names may be changed to protect the author and the family member. The editorial team want true stories and poems about those family members written with ‘love and appreciation, please. No mean-spirited stories wanted.’ Think of their faux pas, gaffes of all kinds, eccentricity, at family events like weddings and funerals, birthdays and gift-giving. The deadline is 30 April.