No Shit There I Was — Alex Acks

Is there a better way to start a story than

"No shit, there I was..."?

If you hear that phrase, perk up, because you know you're in for a heck of a tale. That's how all the craziest - and most interesting - stories start.

And then we told a bunch of authors to make sure their stories started with that very phrase.

Edited by Alex Acks, and featuring stories by Matt Dovey,Stewart Baker, William Ledbetter, James Beamon, Rachael K Jones, Wren Wallis, Heather Morris, E. Catherine Tobler, Tyler Hayes, Darcie Little Badger, Jo Robson, Premee Mohamed, R. K. Duncan, Sarah Tchernev, Linda Tyler, Anne M. Gibson, Andrew Barton, Sunil Patel, David Jón Fuller, William Wood, Devyani Borade, Adrian Simmons, Frances Rowat, Lou J Berger, and Alanna McFall with interior illustrations by Shannon Legler, Hannah Spiegleman, Emma St. John. Jane Baker, Jenna Fowler, and Amy Baker and a cover by Brandon Chng, this volume is sure to have something to satisfy you.

Grab a pint of your favorite beverage and gather round. We've got two dozen stories here to horrify, amuse, and mystify, each with their own illustration.

Hard to believe, but no shit... there I was.