These four short stories by award-winning author Elizabeth Sims are her hand-picked favorites. Love stories? Happy endings? Tough breaks? We got ‘em. If you’re a fan of the Lillian Byrd crime novels, you’ll be delighted to finally know what Calico Jones thinks about when she’s tied up, awaiting execution at the hands of geopolitical terrorists. Regrets? She’s had a few. The three other stories explore the range of lesbian experience from wacky to warm, from heartbreak to hilarity. Says an early reviewer: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to go camping. We might add, you’ll never feel the same standing in front of a bank teller again. ANYONE assessing America’s best short story writers needs to include Elizabeth Sims in their survey. – New Pop Lit