Abstract:
A tantalizing collection of 15 stories in the classic tradition of imaginative fiction. Step out of your cozy reality and encounter . . . A depressed man who will try anything to kill himself . . . A game show on which contestants choose their prize for winning . . . A dream character who controls his creator’s sleep . . . A mailman with special privileges . . . A professional assassin at the end of a long career . . . A children’s doll unlike any you’ve met before . . . And nine other tricky tales that will leave you exhilarated, quietly disturbed, and asking for more.