Tales From the Amygdala

The Garbage Man A dwarf in the future works as a space garbage man, delivering the world's refuse to the sun to be incinerated. It's the loneliest job in the universe, until he meets a computer named Sadie. Shadow Boxing A man is convinced that his shadow is trying to take over his life. The Gift A skydiver's parachutes fail and he comes all the way in, only to discover a whole new world. Mannequin Man The last man on earth decides to populate his Manhattan neighborhood with mannequins so that he no longer feels alone. The Deal Two Texas Rangers end up having an encounter with an ancient creature. The Gargoyle of Beverly Hills A woman with a thing for gargoyles gets a glimpse of another age. Robot Girl A child genius thinks she's sees alien robots. D Man A lonely boy makes a most unusual friend on the internet. The Diner A couple of restaurant raters discover a small town diner with a twist. Coffee Break A strange man with no memory is interrogated in a small-town police station after a horrific incident.

Michael Francis Stout is a writer who grew up in a world of fantasy, horror and science fiction, influenced by authors like Ray Bradbury, J.R.R. Tolkien and H.G. Wells. He is also the author of One Weekend, a tale of a man who loses everything and has one weekend to decide what kind of a human being he really is. Michael currently lives in Chicago. He is a Yankee, although he considers himself half-Texan, having lived in Austin, Texas for ten years. He loves to go for long walks in the rain and hopes someday to write love stories on a horse farm by the sea.