Darkly imagined adventures for readers with a quirky sense of humor and a jaded reading palate, including nature stories and a touch of fantasy and Sci/fi. Themes range from a guy forced into a western-style duel in a southwestern desert, a Pakistani slum kid being indoctrinated to blow himself up, a starving cat giving his rescuer a lesson in commitment, a farmer being questioned by one of his cows who was sent by the herd elders to ask some stiff questions, to mention a few. As a bonus enjoy snarky remarks from the author . . .