Boys Buy Me Drinks to Watch Me Fall Down

Boys Buy Me Drinks to Watch Me Fall Down

A sentient zombie starves for intelligent brains and meaningful relationships in an increasingly vapid world. A newly single woman struggles to keep up with a creepy, near-future beauty culture. Anthropomorphic furniture ruins a man’s health, career, and love life. A woman gets eaten alive by a well-meaning boyfriend. The surreal landscape of the stories in this award-winning collection shines a fish-eye lens on the female experience while taking a shockingly hilarious plunge into themes of addiction, abuse, sex, and gender roles. “Dickson James’ crisp prose energizes her stories, which readers will speed through with relish.” — Kirkus Reviews “Precise, unflinching prose” — Allison Moore, writer for Disney’s Wish