title: Pants on Fire: A Collection of Lies
author:  Clayton Smith 
description: Clayton Smith is a sometimes-writer, sometimes-napper based in Chicago, where he uses neither his bachelor's in journalism nor his master's in arts management. He is often calamitous, and good at bacon. His works include the novel Apocalypticon and the comedic play Death and McCootie, which debuted at the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival.
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  Pants On Fire
  
  By Lacey Black
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 Lacey Black
  
  Cover Design by Melissa Gill Designs
  
  Editing by Kara Hildebrand
  
  Proofreading by Joanne Thompson
  
  Format by Brenda Wright, Formatting Done Wright
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Any reference to historical events, real
  people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places
  and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to
  actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the prior
  written permission of the author.
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Index
  
  Also by Lacey Black
  
  [Prologue](index_split_004.html#filepos9178)
  
  [Chapter One](index_split_005.html#filepos22225)
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_006.html#filepos42750)
  
  [Chapter Three](index_split_007.html#filepos62757)
  
  [Chapter Four](index_split_008.html#filepos95430)
  
  [Chapter Five](index_split_009.html#filepo