Have you ever attempted something that didn't work out the way you'd imagined it would or that turned out to downright sketchy? I remember trying to ride my motor scooter over a large pile of dirt, thinking the "e;jump"e; would be great fun. I ended up breaking my arm. No big deal in the great scheme of things, but a broken arm is small potatoes compared to some of the jams people—and governments, by the way—get themselves into. Sadly, the boys and girls have never been home by Christmas.The bottom line is that we've all had ambitions that turned out to be dangerous.This full-length collection of short stories plays on the theme of dangerous ambitions, personal and societal. If this topic intrigues you, if you've ever bought the paintjob as opposed to the rot bucket underneath, then, first, you're not alone, and, second, you're likely to enjoy this collection.
