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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  Text copyright © November 2017 Emily Windsor
  
  All Rights Reserved
  
  This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places and incidents are
  products of the author’s imagination. All characters are fictitious and any
  resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner
  whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the
  use of brief quotations in book reviews.
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
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  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Two
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Three
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Four
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Five
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Six
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Seven
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Eight
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Nine
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Ten
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Eleven
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Twelve
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Thirteen
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Fourteen
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter Fifteen
  
  
  
  
  
  [ Chapter Sixteen ](index_split_001.html#filepos238194)
  
  
  
  
  
  [ Chapter Seventeen ](index_split_001.html#filepos260885)
  
  
  
  
  
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