A collection of short tales by the author of Tumble Home includes 'Offertory,' in which a modern-day Scheherazade entertains her lover with tales of her past sexual exploits; 'Reference #
388475848-5,' in which a woman affirms her faith by contesting a parking ticket; and 'Jesus Is Waiting,' a series of cryptically honest postcards sent by a woman to her past lover. 15,000 first
printing.