Tragic and farcical, melancholy and exuberant, Peter Barlow’s first collection of short stories display a unique versatility and a willingness to shine a new light on corners of ourselves that are difficult to capture. They cover everything from a personal gravestone shopper going back to his ancestral home, to a depressed businessman recovering in the solitude of a lakeside cabin, to a photographer who finds himself caring for a sea lion pup, to three tales of the misfortunes of a small Indiana town. Sharp, insightful, and wicked in turns, Barlow’s stories will have you wishing you knew what came next.