Storybook

A con-man sells hope. An employee gets a bonus--and seeks revenge for it. One man spends the most delightful night of his life half-encased in poison oak, wondering if he's going to freeze to death before morning. A career-girl learns about real love from a blowsy barfly. A little girl poses an epistemological challenge to an old man. A deprived man goes on a killing spree. A widower copes with a terrible truth the only way he has left. A liquor-store proprietor learns he has no power...
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A con-man sells hope. An employee gets a bonus--and seeks revenge for it. One man spends the most delightful night of his life half-encased in poison oak, wondering if he's going to freeze to death before morning. A career-girl learns about real love from a blowsy barfly. A little girl poses an epistemological challenge to an old man. A deprived man goes on a killing spree. A widower copes with a terrible truth the only way he has left. A liquor-store proprietor learns he has no power at all when it comes to justice. A man makes friends with the smartest dog in the world. These are just a few of the characters found in "Storybook"--and that's less than half of what's in store for you. From the author of "A Fan of Dirty Green" comes an eclectic collection of twenty-two stories, spanning themes of heaven, hell, love, hate, revenge, forgiveness, redemption, assassination, hope, despair, laughter and tears.