title: The Complete And Totally True Book Of Urban Legends
author:  Ann Fiery 
description: As it happens, that little dog that got nuked in the microwave was named Vince. That's one of the priceless details Ann Fiery has added to breathe new life into 25 old stories in <i>The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends</i>. The tanning-booth disaster becomes a tragedy of suburban banality, the hydrogen beer fiasco levels a city, and subtle anti-American sentiments find expression in a simple toothbrush. Fiery's prose is sharp and engaging, her characterization lively, and her pacing brilliant. Artist Mark Ulriksen captures the essence of each tale with a creepy (if often quite funny) painting that leers from a facing page. The retelling of these legends in short-short story form forces the reader to think about how they hold our interest, why we love to hear and spread them, and why so many are about dogs. <i>--Rob Lightner</i>
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  Published by Bookouture
  
  An imprint of StoryFire Ltd.  
  23 Sussex Road, Ickenham, UB10 8PN  
  United Kingdom
  
  [www.bookouture.com](http://www.bookouture.com)  
  Copyright © Fiona Valpy 2013
  
  Fiona Valpy __ has asserted her __ right to be identified as the author of
  this work.
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
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  eISBN: 978-1-909490-08-6
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations,
  places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
   _ **For Carin, my sister**_
  
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   _Thank you t