Mr. Ed, girls with guns, an enviable pair of white cowboy boots, and alcohol all play pivotal roles in these 10 stories that depict the daily struggles of people as they try to deal with their dreams and defeats, hopes and helplessness. These stories capture the sharp pain, dark comedy, and strange ironies of their characters with precision and compassion as they try to carefully do the right thing and find that sometimes they can't even do the wrong thing well.
Gregory Galloway is the author of the Alex Award-winning novel, As Simple As Snow. His work has appeared in The Iowa Review, Pavement, and Rush Hour.