The stories and personal essays (and one poem) in this short book range from satirical to deadly serious, from empathetic to, well, less empathetic. Mostly they're funny and strange.
Jerome Gold is the author of thirteen books, including the fiction collection, The Moral Life of Soldiers, and Paranoia & Heartbreak, a memoir of the years he spent as a rehabilitation counselor in a prison for children. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
