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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  Penny White
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  The Cult of Unicorns
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By Chrys Cymri
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright 2016 Chrys Cymri
  
  
  
  
  
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  For DS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In thanks for the conversation
  
  
  we didn’t have…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction.
  
  
  All names, characters, businesses,
  
  
  places, events and incidents are either the
  
  
  products of the author’s imagination
  
  
  or used in a fictitious manner and any resemblance
  
  
  to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events
  
  
  is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_003.html#ChapterOne)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0000_split_004.html#ChapterTwo)
  
  
  [Chapter Thr