The eight short stories that make up Jog On Fat Barry feature men and women who sense that whether they fight or not, their lives hold elements of such meaninglessness. The stories describe characters in all kinds of scenarios, from those entangled in social and political conflict to others facing their own inner demons. Scenes of violence, terrible acts, senseless responses, and struggles for justice and meaning permeate these short stories, so don't expect light reading or a casual voice here.

From the opening story about Nice One, a man with no arms who holds out hope for his own humanity in 'Bits and Pieces,' but must face his own terrible acts of inhumanity while serving in the military to 'Cannon Fodder,' about a dying man struggling for survival in the desert who faces a terrible price paid by individuals during conflict, these are tales packed with insight, reflection, and often violent, hard truths about man's inhumanity to man.