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Follows Bridget and Ruth as they stumble in and out of parties under the influence of booze and pills, not enough food o... (more)

Follows Bridget and Ruth as they stumble in and out of parties under the influence of booze and pills, not enough food or self-respect, and a vicious anger that manifests in Ruth as something more like desire. Oppressive smoke from nearby wildfires grows ever denser, the story's ticking bomb. James, a wanderer with a stolen gun and a wallet full of his stepfather's cash, heads Bridget and Ruth's way, tracking his dead biological father, guided by a handful of photographs and the rumors of some hobos. (less)

When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his sev... (more)

When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life. (less)

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Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next ... (more)

Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next day, Suzie Gump arrives, the shop is empty, full of nothing, and Suzy loves it-and takes it all. Suzie has set a trend, and soon everybody is craving nothing-the stores are full of it. It's only when there's not even a towel for drying off after a bath that Suzie realizes she may have gone a bit too far. (less)