Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Humorous Fiction and before gays and lesbians

and before gays and lesbians took center stage in America's cultural landscape

But a gathering of the band clubs for a weekend training retreat becomes an unexpected threat to their new relationship

Through twists as unexpected as they are wildly entertaining

at once havens and ghettos

Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Humorous Fiction and before gays and lesbiansIn David Sedaris's world, no one is safe, and no cow is sacred. With the legendary essayist's signature biting wit, this collection skewers family dysfunction, awkward childhood memories, and the absurdities of modern life. A do it yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery. A man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world. A teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral. A bitter Santa abuses the