After the death of his mother, twelve year old Bobby comforts himself by playing an ultraviolent video game that distracts him from his loss.He is whisked away from summer camp by his recently paroled father, Deacon.In order to pay back those who kept him alive in prison, Deacon takes Bobby on a criminal jaunt through the Native American casinos of Oregon. Throughout his misadventures with his father, Bobby increasingly depends on his video game for guidance.On a mi...

A well-meaning group of gifted friends, a wily investor, and a vain business mogul find humorous and bizarre challenges in the unique environment of Portland, Oregon, and the Northwest. Local self-help culture collides with the demeaning manipulations of local politics and business, when a homeless teen center begins to turn into a "stocking pen" for breeders at a Northwest polygamous cult. A manipulative, sleep-deprived tyrant attempts to change his ways through New Age therapy and seeks ...

THE LAGUNA SQUEEZE follows a rogue cop on a corrupt journey through the enfeebled sociopolitical underbelly of Eugene, Oregon. The story includes a "nano-savant" who can see molecular components and understand how they will behave, a crooked mayor, an environmental protest gone wrong, and a pharmaceutical think-tank that creates and markets new "diseases" for its failed products

Two friends venture into the greasy heart of the carny world in search of a magical bible to find an increasingly delusional preacher with the power to command his minions. This humorous and poignant tour takes us on a seamy search through the eccentric world of freaks and cons to find true family values. TRAIL OF THE PUPPET is the third and final book of the Chickenboy Trilogy.

An amusing page-turning tale of clashing cultures in today's America. This off-beat romp mixes its unlikely characters into a sardonic cocktail with a fresh twist. Jackson Puffi, professional underachiever, picks up Hudson, a hitchhiker with mysterious powers and their lives are changed forever. On a mission to transform their world, they move to Portland, Oregon to find homeless teens; a Rumi scholar/bike messenger/dungeon mistress; a sinuous monkey-boy; hillbillies; a predatory religious...

Welcome to the misadventures of Kato Worsen, a dissolute and disarming Hollywood brat. Impatient, brazen, charming, he exploits show biz players and film industry hangers-on alike. Everyone is fair game. Follow Kato as he bullies his way through a scandalous season in hell. His erratic, self-indulgent schemes damage all who cross his path. Finally, with no options left, Kato lurches across the self-help minefield of the Troposherence Healing Center.

My fingers can't find the bullet holes. They're there, because they brought me down.Like a guitar riff sharp enough to slit a throat or the devil's amplifiers shrieking through the lonely night, this bonanza of blood and brawn rings with the vibe of the best new noir suspense. Culled from the net's most hardcore, award-winning site, these fresh, raw, and uncut stories pack a stiff punch. . ."As long as she keeps calling me, there's hope. Hope is a dangerous thing."N...

"With his gift for language, eye for detail and consistent tone of voice, Larry Duplechan has the makings to be a major literary figure." -Edge PublicationsThis is the first novel by Larry Duplechan in fifteen years, and the fourth to feature his alter ego protagonist Johnnie Ray Rousseau, a gay black man of Louisiana Creole stock. When we first met Johnnie Ray in the novel Blackbird, he was a gay teenager in love with the star of a high school play; now h...

Beth Lisick started out as a homecoming princess with a Crisco-aided tan and a bad perm. And then everything changed. Plunging headlong into America's deepest subcultures, while keeping both feet firmly planted in her parents' Leave It to Beaver values, Lisick makes her adult home on the fringe of mainstream culture and finds it rich with paradox and humor. On the one hand, she lives in "Brokeley" with drug dealers and street gangs; on the other, she drives a station wagon with a ...

When life's left you flatter than a steamrolled possum, turn here for a little hope, humor, honesty, and encouragement from the Bible. It's the best of Chonda Pierce's celebrated Roadkill Reports to her fans, plus lots of new material, and it's perfect for reinflating your outlook--anytime, anywhere!Postcard from Chonda: "I tell jokes for a living. It's adventurous. But to do that, I have to fly for hours. I have to take a bus for days. I have to walk up steep stairs in skinny heel...

Disastrous (but hopeful!) first dates. Beyond romantic proposals. Unexpected matches.Every couple has a story to tell. This book is a collection of true stories that share the laughter, tears, hugs, and kisses of fifty wonderful couples.Featuring uplifting accounts about falling in love for the first time or finding love the second time around, from sharing special moments as a couple to overcoming bumps in relationships, this latest addition to the bestselling