A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector publicly destroys his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as their father stages a war on the raccoons living in the woods around their house. In a collection of short stories, the author explores the leadership of the elite and the revenge of the overlooked. He shows humanity possessed, consumed by its own desire and compulsion.