A fabulous collection of short stories, mostly set in Walter's hometown Spokane, WA. It is difficult to pick a favorite but Don't Eat Cat is certainly up there. Life is different now that a large population has been infected with hypo-endocrinal-thyro-encephalitis, a disease that leaves you with translucent skin, rotting teeth, skim-milk eyes - aka: Full zombie. The line "But hiring zombies for food service? I just think that's wrong." gives you a taste of the awesomeness of this story. The narrator is just trying to get a coffee and the "infected" barista is unable to make that happen. Turns out, those who are infected really want to eat cats and have to be re-trained frequently to keep them from doing so.
But this is just one of the many gems in this book. I listened to the audio and it was wonderful.
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