'In Any Shape or Form' references a quotation from James Joyce on the theme of violence. Violence is the common denominator in this collection of stories where characterisation is central. A couple in a restaurant unravel into aggression. A family after the death of parents create a domestic hell. A father decides his infant daughter's future. A homeless alcoholic dies after a violent confrontation. A woman loses her only friend to cancer. A prisoner narrates to his cell mate about violence. A woman visits her son who is beginning his time inside. Dead birds represent victims of domestic abuse. A criminal on bail evades the violence of court protocol. A child custody case ends in violence. A new mother lives with her sadistically homicidal partner. A woman cannot escape domestic violence, abuse and slavery. A mother suppresses her daughter's sexuality. The prescribed fate in these lives is fall out. Some outcomes are fatal where humans and violence are enmeshed. Survival is the least option. These stories are a user's manual in extremity.