This is a collection of 14 short stories going in all different directions from horrifying to thought-provoking to depressing. In 'The Man in the Black Suit', an old man reminisces about the time he met the devil when he was 9 years old, and the lies he told him. In 'All That You Love Will Be Carried Away', a traveling salesman prepares to shoot himself but begins to contemplate not doing so on account of a notebook filled with strange bathroom graffiti. In 'Luckey Quarter', a poor, single mother working as a maid receives a 'lucky quarter' and fantasizes about winning thousands of dollars. This book takes you many different directions, but you'll enjoy getting pulled along.