John Thomas's riveting debut collection features characters that are faced with existential crises and the challenges of everyday life. A clown steals a painting from the home of a business major at a children's birthday party; a man is visited by Satan on the eve of his wedding; a morgue attendant recalls an ex-girlfriend while staring at her dead body on his slab; a writer meets an interesting fan at his book reading. These are some of the stories that make up this thought provoking work by a promising young author.