The Sofa King

So, what do you make of that title?The Sofa King. really?What kind of a story collection is this?Judge for yourself, Gentle Reader. Here are the five tales that await you, should you be so brave. In "The Sofa King", a hapless ex-furniture salesman tells a cautionary tale of the exuberant Harold Kubanda, a one-of-a-kind Customer From Hell. In "Into the Kiln", a frantic young Wendall makes a desperate drive across several states to raid the mailbox of his long-time girlfriend Cassie.
before she can open a package that he mailed her himself. In "The Jaded, the Jaundiced, and the Violet", Jimmy Hanson is a sallow, middle-aged man who has one small joy in his small, slow life. But one year, when autumn comes early, one small choice could ruin everything he's built. On a stormy night at an inn on a remote island, two employees hear the rumor of a most unlikely threat. Can Edgar pry the truth from "Mad, Mad Malvolio" in time? Finally, in "Free Soles, " a young office drone named Matthew meets two odd old women on his subway commute who issue a challenge that could threaten his entire worldview.
Or even worse. his job. Prepare for some strange little stories, my friend. I doubt you've read anything quite like these. If you've a taste for odd characters with bizarre enthusiasms, ridiculous situations, and bemused bystanders, you've plucked the right volume from the shelf. Get it now.