When God Laughs And Other Stories Author:Jack London When God Laughs is a sketch about the awful process of destruction resulting from child labor. This book includes a collection of Jack London stories as The Apostate, A Wicked Woman, "Just Meat", Created He Them, The Chinago, Make Westing, Semper Idem, A Nose for the King, The "Francis Spaight", A Curious Fragment, and A Piece of Steak.