Dumbo

by Marcus Bleecker

Collected Stories are the hilarious autobiographical accounts of one man’s life as a broke musician, living in 1990s-era Brooklyn, Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. In Missy, the task was Take the cat to the vet. One cat bite and two oven mitts later, she’s on her way. The Gnome tells the story of a temp job requiring intricate computer skills that the author does not have, yet attempts to fake his way through it, rather than face awkward shame. In Fifteen or Twenty Minutes, it's about getting an AIDS test, and the naïveté at the machinations involved. Each of these stories explores the most common affairs of everyday life, but with humor, and often poignant outcomes.  At the heart of Dumbo, is an innocent enough guy who manages to entangle himself in Seinfeld-esque antics, yet never loses the contemplative moment amid the craziness.  

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 9, 2012