An out of the blue contact on Instant Messenger for our narrator and his wife Susan. It leads to a dinner with an old friend (and old flame) Julia and her boyfriend Ed. It ends with all four getting together for a little "dessert".
One brother seeks the assistance of the other brother on a mission of revenge. Nothing unusual about that, except for one thing. One of them is dead! Takes place in a Melbourne that is overrun by gangs of youths and possesses an undermanned and ineffectual police force.
A sequel to "The Family Dinner Party". Rita realises she enjoys being humiliated when she experiences the feeling at a family dinner party. She asks Ian, her husband, to organise more "events" to recreate her pleasure. This is the story of how work colleagues and neighbours help
This is the story of a woman subjected to mind control. Losing her home and self to a family that's completely taken over her life. Now she's totally committed to serving them, not realizing she's been brainwashed.