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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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  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.
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Kasey Stockton
  
  Cover design by Blue Water Books
  
  First print edition: June 2019
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any
  manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of
  quotations for the purpose of a book review.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > CONTENTS
  
  > [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos4894)
  
  > [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos18844)
  
  > [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos27772)
  
  > [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos42191)
  
  > [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos46371)
  
  > [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos54738)
  
  > [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos70231)
  
  > [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filep