The sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner,The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers.

The Met Galafollows a prominent family of influencers and would-be philanthropic socialites in the Hollywood hills as they spiral ever further away from reality. Candida is a young actress who sleeps with the "unhoused"-the ultimate charitable act-and her brother, Charlie, transitioned into womanhood at the age of eleven. Their mother and father have long been divorced but still come together to torment their children, mutilating and destroying friends and enemies along the way.

Tales of Saints and Seekersis thedigestivo, a collection of stories about the journey to enlightenment and the wisdom given by gurus. WhereThe Met Galapushes past boundaries and steps over the line,Tales of Saints and Seekersknows that there is no line at all, only characters who travel on their own path, sometimes straying and other times going completely off the map. Wagner is able to hold the dichotomy of the sacred and profane in one book, smearing them together, and ripping them apart.The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekersis an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.