Shooting Monkeys in a Barrel: Ten Twisted Tales
  • Published:
    Apr-2012
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    eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    150
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From the author of Breathers, Fated, and Lucky Bastard comes a collection of ten dark and humorous tales about extraterrestrial sex toys, a family of luck poachers, a group of professional guinea pigs, the immortal personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins, and a zombie gigolo. Just to name a few.

“A Zombie's Lament” -- A newly reanimated corpse attends Undead Anonymous meetings with other zombies and comes to terms with the reality of his new existence.

“Softland” -- A family of luck poachers living in central California attempts to turn around its fortunes from a deal gone bad.

“My Ego Is Bigger than Yours” -- A new designer drug reinvents role-playing games by allowing its users to temporarily become dead celebrities and fictional characters.

“Dream Girls” -- A futuristic tale of sexual obsession, extraterrestrial intelligence, the death of Marilyn Monroe, and the assassination of JFK.

“Shooting Monkeys in a Barrel” -- A writer suffering from writer's block becomes addicted to the words he purchases from a drug dealer.

“Captivity” -- A lonely and horrifying look at what it might be like if you were a bottle of shampoo.

“The Sodom and Gomorrah Shore” -- The Seven Deadly Sins star in the original reality television show, set back during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

“Homer's Reprise” -- A modern day story of Odysseus that blends Greek mythology with Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

“Dr. Lullaby” -- A panhandler and professional guinea pig discovers that the pharmaceutical drugs he's been testing have given him unusual side effects.

“Zombie Gigolo” -- A day in the life of a living corpse who provides a unique service for lonely and desperate female zombies.
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    • First Edition
    • Apr-2012
    • Pocket
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1451687699
    • ISBN13: 9781451687699



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