Desperate, Disturbed, Deranged, & Double-Latted — Kelly Jameson

From the author of DEAD ON, SHARDS OF SUMMER, WHAT REMAINED OF KATRINA, and TO TAME A ROGUE. DESPERATE, DISTURBED, DERANGED, & DOUBLE-LATTED lives up to its name. Jameson presents a collection of short stories united by themes of loneliness, dead-end jobs, desperation, unusual erotic encounters, and a need for real connection in a deranged world. You'll read about a bear that trains a man; a man who believes that whenever he leaves his apartment, his stuffed monkey runs around shouting obscenities about him and drinking all his beer; a failed Hollywood special effects makeup artist who makes a deal with zombies to off his nagging wife in exchange for keeping the zombies looking good as they decay; a cross-dressing trucker driver who hauls medical waste and makes odd sculptures from body parts; a man who quits his job at a Gummy Bear factory only to be bitten by a real bear at a highway rest stop; an unemployed man who gets sucked into a haunted painting in a bar to discover his past life as an American soldier in WWI. Lots of swearing, colorful and raw characters, unusual use of language, and nuggets of unexpected humanity. If you're feeling stuck, for whatever reason, read this collection. It's better than Ex-Lax. Kelly Jameson's short stories have been published in various places, including The Summerset Review, the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica (vol 8 and 9), Sex in the City Paris, The Tangled Bank: Love, Evolution and Wonder, Twisted Tongue, The American Drivel Review, Withersin Magazine, Ramble Underground, and Zouch.