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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  Copyright©2020 Krissy Daniels
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book in any form or
  by any means whatsoever without written permission of the author, except in
  the case of brief quotation embodied in critical reviews and certain other
  noncommercial use permitted by copyright law.
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are a
  product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual events,
  locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Published by Kiss Me Dizzy Books
  
  
  Edited by [Corinne DeMaagd](https://cmdediting.com)
  
  
  Formatting by [Elaine York](https://allusiongraphics.com)
  
  
  Cover Design by [Okay Creations](https://www.okaycreations.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [PART ONE](part0004.html#p1)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0005.html#a_1)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0006.html#a_2)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0007.htm