This collection of 24 stories covers a gamut of genres from humor to pathos to crime to science fiction. The one thing most of them have in common is the ironic or amusing twist at the end. Some of the memorable characters include: A crackpot who wants to repaint the Golden Gate Bridge Blue. A robot who falls in love. A man who thinks he escaped death in Mexico. A hippie who loses his illusions and almost his life. A prim spinster who falls for a mass murderer. A great actor who can't remember his lines. A man who uses voodoo to win a marathon, but pays a heavy price. A Japanese soldier on Iwo Jima who refuses to believe the war is over. A man who commits a perfect murder, until fate steps in. A mockingbird who claims to be a peer of Mozart. A group who sells billionaires a trip to a resort inside a moon of Saturn. A clash between a fat man and a tough alley cat. A skywriter and the boy who venerates him. You may find all these stories to be fast-paced, unique, and fun to read.