Yep. The Manic D. Press anthology It's All Good: How Do You Like It Here NOW? is out and ready to be purchased.
Here's what the back of the book says:
Hard-hitting stories, accessible poems, and hair-raising comix answer the question of millennial ennui in the wake of economic crashes, Zoloft for breakfast, and governmental insanity. This lively collection contains fresh work by more than 40 cutting-edge writers and artists: sordid tales of lousy employment and nutty families; curious poems about a cop with diarrhea and a condom-eating cat; ill-fated love stories; and punk rock comix are among the eclectic mix of eccentric offerings.And here's a sample of my story:
I quickly put on a suit and tie once I realized that I was running over an hour late. I grabbed a bunch of bananas at the corner store and ate all of them on the bus. An old woman watched me as I finished one and immediately began another, throwing the skins out the window onto Market Street. “Up yours, old broad,” I thought. “You probably fucked the entire Hitler Youth, you old skag.”
Hmm...maybe that wasn't the best sampling. Try this:
“Do you think I’m fat?”
“No Tracy. You have a wonderful personality.”
“No I don’t. I make up for not having a personality by wearing big hats.”
“No Tracy. You make up for not having a personality by being incredibly beautiful. Hey, I bid on Hitler’s shoe but then I lost.”
“You what? That’s sick.”
“You’re the one who told me about it.”
“Yeah, but I didn’t say, ‘Hey, you should buy Hitler’s shoe.’ It’s really weird.”
“Yes, it’s a given that it’s really weird, but what if I owned it? Would it be weird then? Or would it be kind of cool. You could tell your friends that you know someone with one of Hitler’s shoes.”
“What would you do with it? Put it on and kick yourself in the ass?”
