This is a book of 23 short stories about ordinary and exceptional people in familiar and extraordinary situations variously humorous, obscure, sobering, and enlightening. The book starts with Jacob Monroe, in the throes of Alzheimer's is celebrating his seventy-eighth birthday. Edward Tinsley, a tentative agnostic, comes under the influence of a tree-trimming Baptist preacher. JC, an abused young man from the Appalachians, joins the army and finds himself in the bitter cold of North Korea. Bubba Chance gets counted twice in the census when he is caught with his pants down. May discovers herself and realizes the young man she loves is not good for her. Scotty is about the death of a poor boy's dog. Roger loses his girlfriend and falls for his neighbor's daughter but ends up comforting his obese neighbor. Undercard boxer, Mike Malloy becomes Killer Malloy when he beats the champion. The Best Hamburger I Ever Ate touches the human heart. Julius, a loveable Lhasa Apso, suddenly talks to his master. Another Day at the Zoo describes Jim's observations of a typical day in a convalescent center. My Life as a cowboy depicts middle-aged man seeking to find happiness with a younger woman. The vision of an Arapaho warrior comforts Melanie in her terminal illness. The admirable Claudia Peters lets down her guard when she falls for a grocery delivery boy. Charlie Grimsley gets drawn into a compromising situation when he visits a gentlemen's club. A teenage boy is unavoidably entangled in his neighboring tenants' comedic affairs. Miss Jane attempts to save a homosexual young man from himself. Extra! Extra! Read All about It, describes how a man who is reprieved by a newspaper headline. Kermit and Victor, two brothers, are killed by lightening. Ants on the streets of Los Angeles have no idea what is happening in the life of a man on the twentieth story of the Grand Castille Hotel. A peg legged man is not what he seems to be. A man with a purple Mohawk is suspected of purse snatching.
Genre: General Fiction
Genre: General Fiction
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