A child is lost at the zoo. Footsteps are heard from around a bend in a tunnel. A teenager does chores for a neighbor lady. Feng shui becomes a weapon. A tattooed biker does dumb things. Here are twenty-two stories, glimpses into the lives of ordinary people (or wolf, or pixie) dealing with life the best way they can. Some of the stories are funny. Others are bittersweet. And a few are erotic. All are short.