From the self-appointed historian of the title piece to the wage slaves of 'Our Spring Catalog' and 'The Pipe,' these are characters you've met before. They're quirky visionaries and misguided dreamers sprung from a world of high school ambitions and misunderstood intentions. Laugh-out-loud funny, absurd, and always human, Jack Pendarvis's debut collection is the work of a writer of rare comedic literary talent.