Deep Tissue

Jeff Tapia¿s collection Deep Tissue is written in a preposterously excruciating style that mimics the often preposterous and excruciating everydayness of modern life. In the title story, a man seeks revenge on his soon-to-be ex-wife by destroying her new kitchen appliance. In Fear¿s, a disgruntled security guard asks his good-natured buddy to help him cut off his foot. The middle-aged woman in The Dark Continent keeps the lump in her breast a secret from her new partner only to...
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Jeff Tapia¿s collection Deep Tissue is written in a preposterously excruciating style that mimics the often preposterous and excruciating everydayness of modern life. In the title story, a man seeks revenge on his soon-to-be ex-wife by destroying her new kitchen appliance. In Fear¿s, a disgruntled security guard asks his good-natured buddy to help him cut off his foot. The middle-aged woman in The Dark Continent keeps the lump in her breast a secret from her new partner only to discover ¿ belatedly ¿ that he has a secret of his own. Many things fall apart in these stories ¿ psyches, relationships, families, dreams ¿ as the protagonists strive and struggle to overcome loss. Set amidst and mimicking the soulless rummage of the information age, Deep Tissue explores the poignant needs and desires of everyday people engulfed in a phony world.