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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  Stirring Up
  
  
  
  
  
  troUble
  
  
  
  
  
  Z.A. MAxfield
  
  
  **mlr** press
  
  
  [ _www.mlrpress.com_](http:www.mlrpress.com)
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  
  
  incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are
  
  
  used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or
  
  
  persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  Copyright 2010 by Z.A. Maxfield
  
  
  All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole
  
  
  or in part in any form.
  
  
  Published by
  
  
  MLR Press, LLC
  
  
  3052 Gaines Waterport Rd.
  
  
  Albion, NY 14411
  
  
  Visit ManLoveRomance Press, LLC on the Internet:
  
  
  [www.mlrpress.com ](http:www.mlrpress.com)
  
  
  Cover Art by Deana C. Jamroz
  
  
  Editing by Kris Jacen
  
  
  ISBN# 978-1-60820-130-3
  
  
  Issued 2010
  
  
  I’d like to thank the people I spent time with at Epicon 2009,
  
  
  Laura Baumbach, Sandra Hicks, Lynn Lorenz, Rick Reed, Emily
  
  
  Moore, and Deirdre Knight. Your kindness and encouragement
  
  
  was like a wave I rode back to 