ɹˈʌt, ɐ stˈʌdi ʌv kwˈɜːki kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪn ɐ pˈoʊstɐpˌɑːkɐlˈɪptɪk kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ fˈɑːloʊd sˈɪks jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, bˌʌt ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm fˈɪlɪps hæd pˈʌblɪʃt sˈɛvɹəl wˈɛlɹᵻsˈiːvd ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz, lˈeɪɾɚ kəlˈɛktᵻd wɪð sˌʌm pɹˈiːviəsli ʌnpˈʌblɪʃt wˈɜːks ɪn ɹˈʌm, sˈɑːdəmi, ænd fˈɔls ˈaɪlæʃᵻz.
Rut, a study of quirky characters in a post-apocalyptic Colorado followed six years later, but in the meantime Phillips had published several well-received short stories, later collected with some previously unpublished works in Rum, Sodomy, and False Eyelashes.