New York is the main inspiration for Random Narratives, even if it's not always recognizable in the stories. The subway is ever present in many of the tales and the stories take you on a ride through a series of characters and situations emanating from the protean self frequently found in so many of our urban centers. Like particles emerging from a vacuum that is emptied and then filled again, the stories in Random Narratives is sure to surprise and peak the interest of any avid reader of fiction. Juan M. Lopez was born in Galicia, Spain, in 1969. He arrived to New York in 1978 and has lived there ever since. This is his first book of short stories.