Gunning for the Buddha"Don't be looking for bold starship captains or warrior maidens wielding magic swords in GUNNING FOR THE BUDDHA. Michael Jasper serves up something refreshingly different: a heady brew of ordinary folks making tough decisions at the far edges of reality. Spend some time with these stories and you're bound to bump into people you know who find themselves in places you've only dreamed about." -- James Patrick Kelly, Hugo-winning author of THINK LIKE A DINOSAUR and STRANGE BUT NOT A STRANGER |
Contents
Introduction by John Kessel | 7 |
Goddamn Redneck Surfer Zombies | 22 |
Visions of Suburban Bliss | 33 |
A Feast at the Manor | 44 |
Unplugged | 64 |
Working the Game | 74 |
Explosions | 88 |
Wantaviewer | 102 |
Mud and Salt | 123 |
Crossing the Camp | 135 |
Black Angels | 146 |
The Disillusionist | 159 |
Coal Ash and Sparrows | 170 |
An Outriders Tale | 187 |
Natural Order | 200 |
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