James Wylder's short fiction comes to print in his debut collection: featuring the novella "The Dark and Splendid Diary of Danielle Simpson" as well as favorite stories like "The Maw Tree," "A Thursday Robot," "The Apocalypse at the End of the Inkwell" and many more. From the author of "An Eloquence of Time and Space," "10,000 Dawns," and "Cryptos" comes a delightful potpourri of short stories for any mood and occasion.