Debut author Ted Sanders pours out a mixed bag of creatures, from tail-losing lizards to fisherman-dodging halibut. The message of their stories is all too human: No matter how hard we try, we never really know somebody. There are twelve short stories, and each is a surreal and thought-provoking trip.
Torn between two lovers: movie night and nature? Take in the former on a blanket at the park or at an old-fashioned drive-in — and leave the hard questions for some other day.