Sixteen tight, electric short stories that capture Claudia Piñeiro at her very best--the devastating, offhand brutality of being a woman in a world organized to keep her in her place. Resignation, violence, and rebellion are all always options. And Piñeiro remains unmatched in her whiplash dry wit, chronicling the demands of love and family life that shift from the personal to the political effortlessly, and in a moment. These may be her masterpieces.