This sharp collection of postmodernist short stories skewers and satirizes every facet of modern life, from war photography to evolution to suburbia to terrorism. Like each of the other stories, Gartner’s lacerating take on a fancy cul-de-sac turned upside down by a new redneck neighbor exposes our truths and prejudices with hilarity. “There’s not one sentence to describe what this is about,” says Nelson. “There’s a certain kind of energy and soulfulness to it... It’s unconventional. It knocked people’s socks off.”
