Butler finds inspiration in the unlikeliest of places, a dozen tabloid headlines that, in his hands, become titles for first-person vignettes. Rather than merely capitalize on the inherent absurdity of the headlines, as one might expect, Butler generates throughout a surprisingly compelling mix of fantasy and pathos.

Contents:

• Titanic Victim Speaks Through Waterbed
• Woman Uses Glass Eye to Spy on Philandering Husband
• Boy Born with Tattoo of Elvis
• Woman Loses Cookie Bake-Off, Sets Self on Fire
• Jealous Husband Returns in Form Of Parrot
• Woman Struck by Car Turns Into Nymphomaniac
• Nine-Year-Old Boy Is World's Youngest Hit Man
• Every Man She Kisses Dies
• Doomsday Meteor Is Coming
• Help Me Find My Spaceman Lover
• JFK Secretly Attends Jackie Auction
• Titanic Survivors Found in Bermuda Triangle