Tiny Fish that Only Want to Kiss

A college-age hustler working New York recounts a grisly affair. Two men observe the streets of a seedy neighborhood in Bucharest. A bored grocery store bagger finds a fleeting thrill as a bystander to bloodshed...Fourteen stories and a short novel make up Tiny Fish that Only Want to Kiss by Gary Indiana. With peculiar compassion, the fictions in this book masterfully chronicle abject subcultures of contemporary times. Praise for Gary Indiana"[Ranked] among the great American novelists." - the Paris Review"A dark realist, a satirist...a cold transgressive eye on all that passes before a seemingly unlimited field of vision." - Lambda Literary "A matter-of-fact directness that pays the reader the compliment of being treated like a confidante." - Vulture "He may not be sweet, but he is never soulless." - ArtNews"Gary Indiana delves into the minds of his creepy, appalling characters with such probing wit and lip-smacking glee that we actually enjoy our time with these amoral monsters." – John Waters