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I realized what I'd thought at first was a man was actually: A very stocky woman with short hair who'd forgotten to shave. "The Day I Met Charles Bukowski And Other Stories" brings you a collection of eleven lighthearted short stories that will make you laugh out loud. Exploring the heart of the human condition - wait, you know what? I don't know what that means. I'm going to look it up - hang on a second… … … … I looked it up. According to Wikipedia "The human condition" is "…a very broad topic which has been and continues to be pondered and analyzed from many perspectives, including those of religion, philosophy, history, art, literature, anthropology, psychology, and biology." That sounds like a lot of bullshit. Whereas in "The Day I Met Charles Bukowski And Other Stories" a man travels back in time so that he can leave his wife. Another battles poor customer service demanding a non-existent product and that he knows doesn't exist. While one man faces the terrible inconvenience of the end of the world. There are other, funnier stories. "Invoice S11034" explores the terse interaction that exists between employer-and-employees, while in "Lunch" the CIA plots against a writer they consider dangerous. And in "The Mars Uncertainty Principle" we explore being an astronaut - by qualifying for the NASA space program in an online course
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