First published 2017
Harvey Jacobs delivers three standalone stories that blend comedy with the fantastical and surreal. Each tale operates in its own distinct world where the ordinary collides with the impossible, creating situations both absurd and oddly logical. The characters navigate circumstances that defy explanation yet feel strangely familiar, as everyday people encounter extraordinary events that twist their realities in unexpected directions. Jacobs crafts scenarios where the mundane becomes magical and the magical becomes mundane, leaving readers questioning which version of reality makes more sense. These stories showcase the playful imagination of a writer whose work has appeared in Esquire, The Paris Review, and Playboy, among other publications. The collection captures that peculiar moment when life takes an impossible turn and somehow keeps going anyway. At their heart, these tales explore how people adapt when the world stops following its own rules, finding humor in the chaos and meaning in the meaningless.
Genres: short-stories, fantasy, magical-realism, comedy
Vibes: absurd, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: absurdist, magical-realism
Period: 21st-century
74 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform