Big, Weird, Lonely Hearts

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One part absurd humour, one part social commentary, Big, Weird, Lonely Hearts throws the most unlikely couples into bed together. This hilarious collection includes a man mistaken for a bush, a mermaid refugee, a bird who dreams of weaponizing cats, a boy with a computer for a face, and a woman in love with a severed arm. These and more are the weird and lonely characters who drag their broken hearts through this collection, diligently searching for someone to stitch them up.

Allen C. Jones debut collection reads like a meeting between Peter Carey, Nokolai Gogol, and Aimee Bender where the task at hand is to write a love story. While the surface of these stories seems humorous and even absurd, beneath this runs a desperate nostalgia carried by a set of characters who will do anything to force their way back into love.