From the writer of the Life is a Beautiful Thing series comes a short story collection that explores the depths of human delusion, both good and bad. In and "My Machine Doll, and " a Japanese man confesses his love for an android he picked up at an electronic store in Akihabara. In and "Zombie Lolita, and " a hopeful writer gets a letter from The New Yorker which turns out to be a Nigerian scam. and "The Updated Elder's Pocket Companion and " is a spoof of the Elder's Pocket Companion, a founding document of Mormonism that provides instructions for marrying someone who has already died (seriously). In and "Thank You, Mr. Tiger, and " a celebrity dons a tiger costume for a breath of fresh air at a local fair, getting more than he bargained for once a child falls into a fountain. In and "Blogging the Muse, and " an Austin blogger's bizarre morning rituals are exposed. and "The Attar of Roses and " is a magical piece about a premature birth and a mysterious vial of rose oil. Serious at times, laugh out loud funny at others, this collection is a quick and fun. No political satire here - just storytelling with a heart.