Beschreibung:
The awkwardness of modern living takes center stage in these nine short stories by Brian Wood. Well-intentioned characters fumble through social situations: a man making small talk in line for a deadly thrill ride, a pet parrot arrested for murder, a seductive stranger on an airplane who just pulled out a handle of gin. With sparse prose and candid humor, these stories draw attention to the absurdities of our day-to-day interactions.
PART I. STRANGERSWhat to Say to a Child in the Speedway Bathroom
Joytime Killbox
Fallen Timbers
PART II. FRIENDS
USS Flagg
Beasts of Flight
Diary of a Bad Afternoon at Nordstrom
PART III. LOVERS
My Roberta
Walking Dogs
Rough Air