In this new collection of short stories, vignettes and autobiographical sketches--many previously unpublished, Charles Willeford, author of Miami Blues and The Burnt Orange Heresy creates a mosaic of the absurdities of life in the 20th century. From a malicious grandmother to prophetic depictions of the power of reality television, with his wry humor and sudden shifts to violence, he seduces, amuses and repeatedly surprises you.
"Willeford has a marvelously deadpan way with losers on both sides of the law."
--Kirkus Reviews
In this new collection of short stories, vignettes and autobiographical sketches--many previously unpublished, Charles Willeford, author of Miami Blues and The Burnt Orange Heresy creates a mosaic of the absurdities of life in the 20th century. From a malicious grandmother to prophetic depictions of the power of reality television, with his wry humor and sudden shifts to violence, he seduces, amuses and repeatedly surprises you.
"Willeford has a marvelously deadpan way with losers on both sides of the law."
--Kirkus Reviews