Table of Contents

Cover Page

Title Page

Epigraph

1. Balls-deep on Duckworth Street

2. The Lobster Complex

3. Comeback Special

4. Darker Corners

5. Head, Cracked

6. Hands, Held

7. Top-notch Security

8. Into the Cold Black Nothing

9. Killing Time

10. Into the Cold Black Nothing—Continued

11. The Arm of God

12. I’m Leaving You. Can I Borrow a Suitcase?

13. Skin Out While You Can

14. Encore

15. Still the One

16. My Heart Beats Kelly’s

17. And to All a Good Night

18. Spillage

19. Shards

20. If You’re Lookin for Drama…

21. More Shards

22. Screech In

23. The Crunch

24. Maybe You Shouldnt Speak Right Now

25. The Audition Tip Checklist

26. Colder Shoulder

27. Big and Ugly Enough

28. Picture Perfect

29. Shitting on Your Own Doorstep

30. Lifetime, Achieved

31. Nose Dive

32. Swan Song

33. Bury the Hatchet

P.S. Ideas, interviews & features

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Author Biography

In Conversation with Joel Thomas Hynes

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Joel Thomas Hynes on Writing

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