Patty's English cousin, Cathy, is feeling a bit homesick. Well, not for home, quite -- for the girl she left behind. Patty finds herself helping out. Quite a wild duet.
What happens when a married woman gets tired of her husband? Well, there is her son, her sons friend, her sons teacher, the girl next door and finally a group party to bring everyone back together.
A curious high school senior girl asks her dad some questions about human sexual arousal and response, which leads to experimenting, learning, and more. It doesn't stop with her, as she brings her best friend into the mix, and then the cast of characters grows in an unexpected direction. Coming-of-age told by an expert storyteller!
The story follows James Smith, a man who dies and finds himself in a surreal afterlife courtroom, where his life is judged as "zero sum"—neither good nor evil, just utterly average. Dissatisfied with being consigned to eternal mediocrity, he manipulates the cosmic bureaucracy into granting him a second chance in a new world, where he is reincarnated as a child with his memories intact and perks... - edited by my lovely Steven.