If anythings going to save the characters in Amelia Grays debut from theirtroubled romances their social improprieties or their hands turning intoclaws its a Jo... » 

If anythings going to save the characters in Amelia Grays debut from theirtroubled romances their social improprieties or their hands turning intoclaws its a John Mayer concert tee. In AMPM impish humor and cuttinginsight are on full display. Readers tour the lives of 23 characters across 120stories full of lizard tails Schrodinger boxes and volcano love. June wakesup one morning covered in seeds Leonard falls in love with a chaise loungeBetty insists everything except flowers are a symbol of her love for herhusband Andrew talks to his house in times of crisis. Written every morningand night for two months these brief vignettes 50 to 100 words recall DonaldBarthelme in their whimsy and subtle yet powerful emotions. An intermittentlove story as seen through a darkly comic lens AMPM mixes poetry and prosehumor and hubris to create a truly original work of fiction. «