What Rough Beasts: Twenty Short Stories by Seth Chambers

An amazing collection of tales ranging from dark and poignant to lighthearted and absurdist. Some of the memorable characters include: Fred, a deranged extraterrestrial with a talent for time travel; Hokar, a henpecked alien with an annoying penchant for infanticide; Geflink, a troglodyte from the Universe next door; Omar, an attorney with a downright supernatural gift for gab. Strange things happen amidst these pages. Dogs grow opposable thumbs and join the business world. A phone rings for eternity. Brains slip from their cranial confines to lead lives of their own. Deer go hunting. Dinosaurs preach. A slacker discovers a new world. And even Death himself finds a friend. Written by a bike messenger.