Fourteen whimsical tales, including The Kind Assassin, about a radio shock jock who sets the world record for most continuous hours without sleep. The title story, about a man who must contend with a vicious cat from Africa that he has won in a bet, and who could resist the gripping power of Dogology, about a woman who becomes so obsessed with man's best friend that she begins to lose her own identity to a pack of strays.

Not AR rated.